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Benevello: 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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For example: Localita' Manera 2, Benevello.

Benevello, a ridge-top village in the Langhe

From Alba the road climbs through the Langhe hills to Benevello, a village built along a ridge at around 670 metres, with houses gathered round the centre and farmhouses dotted over the slopes. Alba is still the place for work, secondary school and the big weekly shop, and you need a car to get there.

Buyers here usually weigh up two kinds of property: a village house, often on several floors with a courtyard, or an isolated farmhouse (cascina) with some land. With the second, check winter access (this is climate zone F, the coldest band), the connection to mains water and drainage, and the condition of the roof. On the slopes the gradient matters too: the report measures it at the exact address and checks the official landslide hazard maps.

The population has barely moved: 453 residents in 2023, 0.9% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age, 48.8, is slightly above the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo, and over-65s account for 26.9% against 25.1%. Foreign residents make up 5.3%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

On earthquakes the picture is calm. Benevello is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the national scale, like 105 other municipalities in the province; the remaining 141 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.048 g. In an older house, damp walls, insulation and the state of the wiring and heating tend to matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Benevello, so the report goes straight from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Ridge-top village in the Langhe, with Alba as the nearby town.
  • 453 residents in 2023, 0.9% fewer than in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 105 other places in the province.
  • Farmhouses on the slopes: check access, mains water and gradient.

Overview

Benevello is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 453 residents, ranked 161 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Benevello 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 0.048 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Benevello declared an average taxable income of 25,182 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Benevello is in climate zone F, with 3,147 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 671 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Benevello has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 5.7% of the land in Benevello, 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

Benevello 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 Benevello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Benevello: 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 Benevello 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 Benevello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 49.9%
  • good 50.1%

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

ISTAT code 004020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.