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Belvedere Langhe: 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: Via Mario Locatelli 1, Belvedere Langhe.

Belvedere Langhe, a ridge with a view near Dogliani

The name says a lot: Belvedere Langhe sits on a ridge above six hundred metres, in the Langhe hills near Dogliani, with views across the hills and, on clear days, to the arc of the Alps. The village is small, with stone and brick houses along the ridge road, and hazel groves, meadows and a few vineyards around it. Dogliani is the first stop for shops and services, Alba and Mondovì for secondary schools and hospitals.

Buyers here often want a house with land or a rural building to restore. Check access and utility connections, the state of roof and walls, and which land is included in the sale. The climate zone is F, so heating is a real cost in winter. Langhe soils can shift after heavy rain, and the report reads the official landslide maps at the exact address.

In 2023 there were 346 residents, 24 fewer than the 370 of 2011, a fall of 6.5% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 47.2, close to the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 26.0%. Foreign residents are 5.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes the municipality is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection scale, along with 105 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.057 g. In a ridge-top house the roof, exposure to wind and insulation matter more.

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

Key points

  • Ridge village in the Langhe, near Dogliani.
  • Houses with land: check access, connections and included land.
  • 346 residents, down 6.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.057 g.

Overview

Belvedere Langhe is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 346 residents, ranked 175 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Belvedere Langhe 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 0.057 g, a moderate 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 6.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Belvedere Langhe declared an average taxable income of 22,019 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Belvedere Langhe is in climate zone F, with 3,107 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 639 metres above sea level.

Services

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 6.1% of the land in Belvedere Langhe, 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

Belvedere Langhe 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 Belvedere Langhe.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Belvedere Langhe: 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 Belvedere Langhe 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 Belvedere Langhe. 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 004018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.