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Bosia: 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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Bosia, a small municipality in the hills of the Langhe

Bosia is a municipality in the Langhe, in the province of Cuneo, made up of a small cluster of houses and farmsteads scattered among woods, meadows and fields on the hills. The village stands at almost five hundred metres. Alba is the town people look to for work, secondary schools, the hospital and the property market, reached by car along hill roads that call for care in winter fog or ice.

The typical house for sale here is an old country home in stone or brick, sometimes with a piece of land. On buildings like these the key checks are the roof, damp, drainage and utility connections, plus access, as some country lanes are narrow and steep. The price band for the area is something the report gives for the address, not as an average for the municipality.

In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 170 residents, 11 fewer than the 181 of 2011 (a fall of 6.1%). Foreign residents make up 15.3%, and the estimated average age is 53.2, against 46.3 in the province. Declared incomes are below the average for the Cuneo area.

Earthquake risk is low. Bosia is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 106 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.049 g. On the Langhe hills the slopes matter more, especially after heavy rain, and the report checks the official landslide maps at the precise address. The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps, so the report links the house to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Small Langhe municipality of hills and scattered farmsteads.
  • 170 residents in 2023, down 6.1% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents 15.3%; average age 53.2.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 106 municipalities around Cuneo.

Overview

Bosia is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 170 residents, ranked 209 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bosia 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 0.049 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (46). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 15.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bosia declared an average taxable income of 18,707 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bosia is in climate zone E, with 2,915 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 484 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 5.1% of the land in Bosia, 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

Bosia 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 Bosia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bosia: 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 Bosia 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 10 inhabited census areas in Bosia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 004026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.