San Carlo Canavese: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Torino, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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San Carlo Canavese, houses with gardens north of Turin
On the plain north of Turin, where the metropolitan area starts giving way to the Canavese countryside, San Carlo Canavese is a mainly residential municipality. Turin airport, at Caselle, is a short distance away. The town suits people who work in the city or its surrounding belt and want more space than a Turin flat can offer.
Homes are mostly detached and semi-detached houses with gardens, along with a few renovated farmhouses in the countryside. Almost every journey is made by car, for work and for the big weekly shop alike, so try the commute at rush hour before buying. Being near the airport, it is also worth asking about aircraft noise at the exact location of the house, as it can vary from one street to the next.
The population is growing: in 2023 there were 4,027 residents, 3.9% more than in 2011, or 153 people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.8, against 47.4 for the metropolitan city of Turin, over-65s make up 25.8% and foreign residents 3.5%. Households average 2.39 people. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.
Earthquake risk is low here. San Carlo is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the Turin area, while the other 41 are in zone 4, the lowest; expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.056 g. For houses built between the 1960s and 1980s, the most useful work is usually external insulation, windows and the boiler, as winters are long in climate zone E.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. For the same spot it checks the flood hazard along the streams and channels of the plain, and measures the distance to schools, pharmacies and shops.
Key points
- Residential town on the plain north of Turin, near Caselle.
- 4,027 residents, 3.9% more than in 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.056 g.
- Near the airport: check aircraft noise street by street.
Overview
San Carlo Canavese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 4,027 residents, ranked 77 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Carlo Canavese is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (271 of 312) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.056 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 3.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Carlo Canavese declared an average taxable income of 28,680 euros, above the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Carlo Canavese is in climate zone E, with 2,909 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 370 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Carlo Canavese has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.6% of the land in San Carlo Canavese, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Carlo Canavese is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list no open contaminated sites in San Carlo Canavese; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Carlo Canavese: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.
House prices
The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.
Land registry
The cadastral maps for San Carlo Canavese are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.
Liveability area by area
The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 40 inhabited census areas in San Carlo Canavese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 40.6%
- good 59.4%
Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out
Data sources
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 001237. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.