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San Martino 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Arduino 1, San Martino Canavese.

San Martino Canavese, hills and fields near Ivrea

San Martino Canavese is a village in the Canavese, the area between Turin and the Aosta Valley whose main town is Ivrea. The town hall stands at about 380 metres, in gently rolling country of fields, woods and a few vineyards. Ivrea is close for work, schools and hospital care, and Turin is within reach for those who commute by car.

The housing stock is mixed: houses in the old core, often around an inner courtyard, detached homes built over recent decades and farmhouses in the countryside. With a detached house, look at energy efficiency, since this is climate zone E with cold winters; with a farmhouse, at the roof, floors and damp. Near streams and in the lower areas, the report checks the official flood maps, and on slopes the landslide maps.

At the end of 2023 there were 804 residents, down 5.5% from 851 at the 2011 census, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.3, against 47.4 in the Turin metropolitan area, over-65s are 28.7% and foreign residents 6.5%. Households have 2.12 members on average. Average declared income is slightly below the provincial figure.

The earthquake picture is calm: San Martino is in zone 3 with 270 other municipalities around Turin, but the expected ground acceleration in the village is low, about 0.045 g. In the old core, the thing to check is still the roof, with its beams and how they are fixed to the walls.

The report uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, published for this municipality, to go from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Canavese village, with Ivrea close for work and services.
  • 804 residents, down 5.5% since 2011.
  • Households of 2.12 members on average.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration: about 0.045 g.

Overview

San Martino Canavese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 804 residents, ranked 219 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Martino 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 0.045 g, a low 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Martino Canavese declared an average taxable income of 26,292 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Martino Canavese is in climate zone E, with 2,722 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 385 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Martino Canavese has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 6.6% of the land in San Martino 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 Martino 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 contaminated sites in San Martino Canavese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Martino 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 Martino 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 8 inhabited census areas in San Martino Canavese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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

ISTAT code 001247. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.