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Sangano: 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 Pinerolo Susa 1, Sangano.

Sangano, where the Sangone valley opens onto the plain

The Sangone stream leaves its valley and runs down towards the Turin plain right at Sangano, a residential town at the foot of the first hills, at around 340 metres. Turin is a little over half an hour away by car, depending on traffic.

This is a place of houses with gardens: detached and semi-detached homes and small blocks of flats, mostly built in recent decades, with a few older houses in the historic core and hamlets scattered on the slopes. Declared incomes are above the average for the metropolitan area of Turin, while local services are limited and for many needs people go to the neighbouring towns on the plain.

The population is older than average. In 2023 there were 3,674 residents, down 3.5% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, with an average age of 49.2 against 47.4 in the province and over-65s at 29.9%. Foreign residents are few, at 3.1%. For a town of this size there are 4 school sites, 1.09 per 1,000 residents against 0.77 in the province.

For earthquakes, Sangano is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification (the national emergency agency), like 270 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.095 g. In a house from the 1970s or 1980s, check the structure, insulation and systems, which often need updating. Low ground near the Sangone and the streams coming down from the hills should be checked for flooding, and on the slopes ground stability matters: the report checks the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Residential town where the Sangone valley meets the plain.
  • 3,674 residents, over-65s at 29.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.095 g.
  • Incomes above the metropolitan average, 4 school sites.

Overview

Sangano is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,674 residents, ranked 86 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sangano 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 0.095 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 3.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sangano declared an average taxable income of 29,220 euros, above the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sangano is in climate zone E, with 2,864 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 340 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sangano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 13.7% of the land in Sangano, 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

Sangano 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 Sangano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sangano: 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 Sangano 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 20 inhabited census areas in Sangano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 7.6%
  • good 39.4%
  • very good 53.0%

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 001241. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.