San Colombano Belmonte: 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 Colombano Belmonte, on the first slopes of upper Canavese
In upper Canavese the Turin plain runs into the first mountains, and San Colombano Belmonte sits right there, on the slopes below Monte Belmonte, a little over five hundred metres up. It is a village of a few clusters of houses surrounded by woods and meadows. For a big food shop, secondary schools and most services people go down to Cuorgnè, and for work many look further down the valley, towards Ivrea or the Turin area. Without a car you will not get far.
Most houses are stone or masonry buildings, often renovated in stages, plus some newer construction. On sloping ground, retaining walls, rainwater drainage and damp in rooms built against the hillside are the things to inspect. Climate zone F means long winters, so insulation, windows and the heating system will weigh on your yearly costs more than the purchase price suggests.
In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 361 residents, 15 fewer than the 376 of 2011, a fall of 4.0%. The estimated average age is 46.3, lower than the 47.4 of the province of Turin, and people over 65 make up 21.9% against 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 5.3%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
For earthquakes the municipality is in seismic zone 3 of the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.052 g, a low value. With an older house the more useful question is whether walls, floors and roof were properly tied together during past building work.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for San Colombano Belmonte, so the report can go from the address to the land parcel.
Key points
- Small village on the slopes of upper Canavese, above Cuorgnè.
- 361 residents in 2023, down 4.0% since 2011.
- Average age 46.3, younger than the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.052 g.
Overview
San Colombano Belmonte is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 361 residents, ranked 276 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Colombano Belmonte 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 0.052 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 fallen by 4.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Colombano Belmonte declared an average taxable income of 24,494 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Colombano Belmonte is in climate zone F, with 3,179 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 550 metres above sea level.
Services
In the Overture Maps data, San Colombano Belmonte has 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
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 5.8% of the land in San Colombano Belmonte, 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 Colombano Belmonte 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 contaminated sites in San Colombano Belmonte.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Colombano Belmonte: 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 Colombano Belmonte 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 10 inhabited census areas in San Colombano Belmonte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 15.1%
- good 84.9%
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 001238. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.