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Bergolo: 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 Roma 1, Bergolo.

Bergolo, stone houses in the Alta Langa

Bare stone façades, paved lanes and low roofs: Bergolo is a village in the Alta Langa, the higher part of the Langhe hills, built almost entirely of stone on a ridge above six hundred metres.

People who buy here are usually after exactly that look: a stone house in a compact village with woods and hills all around. The flip side is the distance from services, which are in the bigger towns down in the valleys, and a climate harsher than you might expect from the Langhe: Bergolo is in climate zone F, the coldest band in Italy's heating classification. With stone houses the real cost is often not the purchase but the restoration, with insulation, services and the roof to redo.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 53 residents in 2023, down 20.9% since 2011. The estimated average age is 53.8 against 46.3 in the province, and over-65s make up 41.5%. Foreign residents account for 9.4%. Declared incomes are below the Cuneo average.

Earthquake hazard is low. Bergolo is in seismic zone 4, like 105 other municipalities in the province of Cuneo, and expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.050 g. Even so, have a surveyor look at the floors and roof before signing, as these are the most delicate parts of an old house.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to its land parcel. On ridges and slopes, landslide hazard should be checked for the individual house on the official maps.

Key points

  • Stone village on an Alta Langa ridge, above 600 metres.
  • 53 residents in 2023, down 20.9% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 41.5%, foreign residents at 9.4%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.

Overview

Bergolo is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 53 residents, among the smallest in the province (244 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bergolo 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 20.9%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (46). 42% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bergolo declared an average taxable income of 18,813 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bergolo is in climate zone F, with 3,079 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 616 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 4.7% of the land in Bergolo, 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

Bergolo 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 Bergolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bergolo: 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 Bergolo 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 5 inhabited census areas in Bergolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 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 004021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.