Vauda 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 Giuseppe Destefanis 1, Vauda Canavese.
Vauda Canavese, the Vauda plateau above Ciriè
Vauda Canavese takes its name from the Vauda, a plateau of heathland, woods and meadows between the Lanzo valleys and the Canavese, part of it protected as a nature reserve. The municipality is made up of several scattered settlements, with detached houses, farmsteads and a few newer residential areas. Ciriè is the nearby town for services, schools and trains, and Turin is reached by car or by the railway that runs through it.
Buyers here usually want a house with a garden away from traffic, and accept using the car for nearly everything. The report measures the distance from the exact location of the house to the school, pharmacy, shops and stops, so you can see how much daily travel will weigh. Winters are cold (climate zone E), so insulation and heating should be checked.
There were 1,415 residents in 2023, down 3.4% on the 1,465 of 2011. The average age is 47.7, in line with 47.4 for the metropolitan city, and over-65s make up 26.4%. Foreign nationals account for 4.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Vauda Canavese is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like most of the Turin area: 271 municipalities out of 312. Expected ground acceleration is 0.053 g, a low value. The roof, damp in the walls and the energy rating matter more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Along the streams that run off the plateau, flood hazard is checked on the official maps for the individual house.
Key points
- Vauda plateau, between the Lanzo valleys and the Canavese.
- Scattered settlements: car needed, trains at Ciriè.
- Seismic zone 3, like 271 municipalities around Turin.
- Residents down 3.4% since 2011.
Overview
Vauda Canavese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,415 residents, ranked 164 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vauda 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 0.053 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 3.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vauda Canavese declared an average taxable income of 23,691 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Vauda Canavese is in climate zone E, with 2,948 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 396 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vauda Canavese has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
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 10.5% of the land in Vauda 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
Vauda 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Vauda Canavese. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vauda 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 Vauda 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 17 inhabited census areas in Vauda Canavese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 21.7%
- good 78.3%
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 001290. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.