San Maurizio 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 Maurizio Canavese, right beside Turin airport
A map explains San Maurizio Canavese. The municipality borders Caselle Torinese, right up against Turin airport, on the upper plain north of the city at around 300 metres. Detached houses, small blocks of flats and industrial units have grown around the old village over recent decades, and a large share of the land is now built on.
The first thing a buyer should check is noise. Depending on the street and the runway alignment, aircraft may be a distant background or a daily presence, so visit the house at different times and talk to the neighbours. The second is the commute to Turin. The town is on the Turin to Ceres railway, which links the Lanzo valleys with the city, and the roads to the Turin ring road are close.
At the end of 2023 there were 10,257 residents, up 6.3% on 2011, in a province that is losing population overall. San Maurizio is younger than the Turin area: a mean age of 45.4 against 47.4, with 22.3% over 65 compared with 26.4%. Foreign residents make up 3.6%. Supermarkets stand out among recorded services, 9 of them, 0.88 per 1,000 residents against 0.48 in the province; pharmacies are scarcer, 2.
Seismic hazard is low. San Maurizio is in zone 3 on the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department (1 is the highest hazard, 4 the lowest), like most of the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.055 g. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s, insulation, windows and the boiler matter more, in a climate zone E area with cold, foggy winters.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report finds the plot from the address. Streams coming down from the Lanzo valleys cross the upper plain: if the house is near one, flood hazard is checked for the exact spot.
Key points
- Borders Caselle and Turin airport, north of the city.
- Population up 6.3% since 2011, mean age 45.4.
- Aircraft noise to be judged street by street.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.055 g.
Overview
San Maurizio Canavese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 10,257 residents, among the most populous in the province (32 of 312).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Maurizio 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 0.055 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 6.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Maurizio Canavese declared an average taxable income of 26,969 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Maurizio Canavese is in climate zone E, with 2,830 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 317 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Maurizio Canavese has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.
There are 0.9 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 22.7% of the land in San Maurizio 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 Maurizio 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 Maurizio Canavese.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Maurizio 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 Maurizio 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 64 inhabited census areas in San Maurizio Canavese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.0%
- fair 69.7%
- good 28.3%
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 001248. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.