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Bene Vagienna: 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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Bene Vagienna, a historic centre and Roman Augusta Bagiennorum

Beneath the fields of Bene Vagienna lie the remains of Augusta Bagiennorum, the Roman town that gave the place its name, with traces of the theatre, the forum and the streets. Today's town stands on the upland between Fossano and Mondovì, at about 350 metres, and has a historic centre of noble palazzi and baroque churches that is larger than you would expect for a municipality of this size.

For buyers, the centre offers houses and flats in old buildings, often with high ceilings and courtyards, which call for attention to roofs, systems and heritage restrictions. Around it are newer detached houses and open farmland with farmsteads, some of them large. Fossano, Mondovì and Cuneo are the towns people rely on for work and services, all within driving distance.

Bene Vagienna is stable and young by Piedmont standards: 3,657 residents in 2023, only 0.4% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, with an average age of 44.5 against 46.3 for the province of Cuneo and over-65s at 23.0%. Foreign residents make up 10.6%, many of them working in farming. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is low: the municipality is in zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification (the national emergency agency), with an expected acceleration of about 0.063 g, while in the province 141 municipalities are in zone 3 and 106 in zone 4. In the old palazzi it is worth asking how floors and roofs have been strengthened. Along the streams that cut across the upland, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address.

Key points

  • Upland town between Fossano and Mondovì, with Roman Augusta Bagiennorum.
  • 3,657 residents, broadly stable since 2011.
  • Average age 44.5, against 46.3 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.063 g.

Overview

Bene Vagienna is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,657 residents, ranked 35 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bene Vagienna 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 0.063 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (46). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bene Vagienna declared an average taxable income of 24,215 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bene Vagienna is in climate zone E, with 2,605 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 349 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bene Vagienna has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 7.1% of the land in Bene Vagienna, 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

Bene Vagienna 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 Bene Vagienna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bene Vagienna: 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 Bene Vagienna 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 83 inhabited census areas in Bene Vagienna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 39.3%
  • good 60.7%

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 004019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.