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Sparone: 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 Ribordone 1, Sparone.

Sparone, in the Orco valley between Canavese and Gran Paradiso

The Orco valley climbs from the Canavese area towards the Gran Paradiso massif, and Sparone sits partway up it. The village lies on the valley floor beside the Orco torrent, with small hamlets scattered across the slopes. Above the houses are the ruins of the fortress that local tradition links to Arduin of Ivrea, crowned King of Italy around the year 1000.

Buying here means choosing the mountains: cold winters (climate zone F), little sun on north-facing slopes in the short days, and stone houses with heavy slab roofs in many hamlets. For work and fuller services, people head down the valley road to the lower Canavese. The higher hamlets often have narrow access roads, so before buying find out how snow is cleared in winter.

In 2023 Sparone had 927 residents, down 14.6% from 1,085 at the 2011 census, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.3, above the 47.4 of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and over-65s account for 31.5%. Foreign residents make up 5.7%.

On earthquakes, Sparone is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification, like 271 of the 312 municipalities around Turin, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.057 g. In a stone house in a hamlet the roof matters most: the weight of the stone slabs, the state of the beams and how they are tied into the walls.

In a valley the exact position counts for a lot: how close you are to the torrent or the side streams, and how steep the slope is. The report reads the official flood and landslide maps for the individual address, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here too, hamlets included.

Key points

  • Valley-floor village in the Orco valley, with hamlets on the slopes.
  • 927 residents in 2023, down 14.6% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 31.5%, average age 50.3.
  • Seismic zone 3; torrent and slopes need checking.

Overview

Sparone is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 927 residents, ranked 204 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sparone 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 0.057 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 14.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sparone declared an average taxable income of 22,411 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sparone is in climate zone F, with 3,182 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 552 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sparone has 2 schools 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 2.0% of the land in Sparone, 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

Sparone 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 Sparone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sparone: 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 Sparone 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 31 inhabited census areas in Sparone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 26.5%
  • good 73.5%

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 001267. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.