Albaretto della Torre: 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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Albaretto della Torre, a medieval tower in the Alta Langa
The medieval tower that gives the village its name is still Albaretto della Torre's most recognisable landmark. This small municipality lies in the Alta Langa, the upland part of the Langhe hills, at over six hundred and fifty metres. The village sits on a ridge, with houses gathered around the tower and farmhouses scattered among woods, meadows and fields on the slopes. Alba, down below, is the reference for work, hospital and secondary schools.
For a village this size there are plenty of places to eat: 23.26 per 1,000 residents, against 5.51 in the province of Cuneo. With so few residents the ratio rises quickly, so treat it with caution. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.
Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 215 residents in 2023, against 259 in 2011, a fall of 17.0%. The estimated average age is 51.7, against 46.3 in the province, and over-65s make up 32.1%. Households have 2.01 members on average.
Buyers in the Alta Langa mostly find houses built of local Langhe stone and farmhouses to restore. They are solid buildings but often need new roofs and floors, and on the ridges access and transport can push up the cost of building work. On slopes, check retaining walls and cracks; the report checks the official landslide hazard maps. The earthquake picture is calm: the village is in zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 106 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Alta Langa ridge village, gathered around a medieval tower.
- 215 residents in 2023, down 17.0% since 2011.
- Eating out: 23.26 places per 1,000 residents.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.
Overview
Albaretto della Torre is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 215 residents, ranked 197 of 247 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albaretto della Torre is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 106 of 247 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.050 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 17.0%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (46). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albaretto della Torre declared an average taxable income of 25,793 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Albaretto della Torre is in climate zone F, with 3,148 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 672 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albaretto della Torre has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 5.0% of the land in Albaretto della Torre, 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
Albaretto della Torre is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Albaretto della Torre.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albaretto della Torre: 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 Albaretto della Torre 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 Albaretto della Torre. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 67.9%
- good 32.1%
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 004004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.