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Acceglio: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Cuneo, 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: Borgo Villa 1, Acceglio.

Acceglio, at the head of the Valle Maira, with Chiappera

The Valle Maira ends here. Acceglio is the last municipality in the valley, with its main village at around twelve hundred metres and a string of hamlets climbing towards the source of the Maira. The best known is Chiappera, at the foot of the Rocca Provenzale, the rock tower that rises above the head of the valley. The valley has an Occitan culture and draws walkers, ski tourers and people following the paths that link the hamlets.

Tourism shows in the figures too: most of the services recorded in the municipality are restaurants and bars. For everything else (schools, doctors, supermarkets) people drive down towards Dronero, and Cuneo is a long way off. In climate zone F, with long snowy winters, choosing a house depends a great deal on its insulation and heating and on how you reach it in winter.

In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 159 residents, 15 fewer than the 174 of 2011, a fall of 8.6%. The estimated average age is 47.5, against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and foreign residents make up 8.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Acceglio is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 141 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.124 g. For a stone building it is worth knowing whether the walls and roof have been strengthened. In the upper valley the more concrete risks come from slopes and streams, and the report checks them on the official landslide and flood maps at the exact address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and the report traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Last municipality in the Valle Maira, with Chiappera and the Rocca Provenzale.
  • 159 residents in 2023, down 8.6% since 2011.
  • Average age 47.5; foreign residents 8.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.124 g.

Overview

Acceglio is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 159 residents, ranked 211 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Acceglio is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3S. Most municipalities in the province (141 of 247) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.124 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 8.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Acceglio declared an average taxable income of 17,733 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Acceglio is in climate zone F, with 3,803 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,200 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Acceglio has 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 0.4% of the land in Acceglio, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Acceglio 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 Acceglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Acceglio: 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 Acceglio 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 11 inhabited census areas in Acceglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 004001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.