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Torre 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 San Grato 1, Torre Canavese.

Torre Canavese, a village in the Canavese hills

Torre Canavese keeps its old core at the top, in the Canavese hills at around four hundred metres, with newer houses along the roads that run down towards the plain. Ivrea and Turin are the reference points for work and wider services, reached by car; for day-to-day needs there are the nearby towns.

Unlike many villages in the Piedmont hills, Torre Canavese has gained residents: 613 in 2023, up 4.1% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The population is nonetheless elderly: an average age of 51.0 against 47.4 in the province of Turin, over-65s at 31.0% against 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 7.2%. Average declared income is in line with the provincial level.

Buyers mostly find detached houses with a garden or land, villas from past decades and a few period homes in the centre. On a hillside, aspect, the slope of the plot and the state of retaining walls all matter. The report measures elevation and gradient at the exact address, checks the official landslide and flood maps and works out real distances to the pharmacy, schools and shops.

Earthquakes carry little weight. Torre Canavese is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province, but the expected ground acceleration in the village, about 0.046 g, is low even for that class. For a house built decades ago, insulation, services and the energy rating matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Hill village in the Canavese, between Ivrea and Turin.
  • 613 residents, up 4.1% since 2011.
  • Average age 51.0, against 47.4 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.046 g.

Overview

Torre Canavese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 613 residents, ranked 240 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torre 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 0.046 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 grown by 4.1%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torre Canavese declared an average taxable income of 27,082 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torre Canavese is in climate zone E, with 2,979 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 417 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torre Canavese has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

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 11.7% of the land in Torre 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

Torre 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 Torre Canavese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torre 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 Torre 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 7 inhabited census areas in Torre Canavese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.2%
  • good 96.8%

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 001274. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.