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Bonvicino: 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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Bonvicino, a small village on the ridges of the Langhe

In the hills of the Langhe, at around five hundred metres, ridges alternate with woods and narrow valleys, and Bonvicino occupies a stretch of them with a small cluster of houses. The centre is small, and homes are also scattered among farmsteads in the countryside, linked by provincial roads that climb and drop along the slopes.

People thinking of buying here are usually after a country house, to live in or for weekends. Old farmhouses of stone and brick often come with byres and haylofts to convert: before signing, find out what the local zoning plan allows, how the water supply arrives and what condition the roof and walls are in. For schools, doctors and shops you travel to the larger towns of the area, always by car.

There were 98 residents in 2023, against 107 at the 2011 census, a fall of 8.4%. The estimated average age is 49.6, and over-65s make up 30.6%, above the 25.1% for the province of Cuneo. Foreign residents account for 11.2%. Declared incomes remain below the provincial average.

Two seismic zones coexist in the province of Cuneo, and Bonvicino is in the less hazardous one, zone 4, along with 105 other municipalities. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.055 g. For an old farmhouse, the state of the masonry and roof weighs more.

On the Langhe hills, sloping land needs checking plot by plot: the report checks landslides and flooding on the official maps at the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Hill village in the Langhe, at around five hundred metres.
  • 98 residents in 2023, down 8.4% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 30.6%, against 25.1% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.055 g.

Overview

Bonvicino is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 98 residents, among the smallest in the province (225 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bonvicino 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 0.055 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 8.4%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bonvicino declared an average taxable income of 18,788 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bonvicino is in climate zone E, with 2,938 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 502 metres above sea level.

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 3.9% of the land in Bonvicino, 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

Bonvicino 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 Bonvicino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bonvicino: 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 Bonvicino 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 9 inhabited census areas in Bonvicino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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 004023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.