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Bossolasco: 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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Bossolasco, the village of roses in the Alta Langa

Bossolasco is known as the village of roses: along the main street rose bushes bloom in front of houses and shops. The village lies in the Alta Langa, on a ridge above 700 metres, where the hills are higher and more wooded than in the wine country of the Langhe and the winters colder, in heating zone F.

Bars, restaurants and inns are part of village life: the data counts 15.34 per 1,000 residents, against 5.51 in the province of Cuneo. Alongside residents' homes there are houses used for holidays, and buyers may find Langhe stone houses needing work, village houses on several floors and isolated farmhouses on the hills.

In 2023 there were 652 residents, down 3.6% on the 676 of 2011. The average age is 49.9, against 46.3 in the province, and over-65s make up 29.4% of residents, compared with 25.1%. Foreign residents are 11.7%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low. In the province of Cuneo 141 municipalities are in zone 3 and 106 in zone 4; Bossolasco is in zone 4, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.053 g. Insulation and heating matter more than earthquakes, and for isolated farmhouses so do winter access and utility connections.

On the Langhe slopes ground stability varies from one spot to another: gradient and landslide hazard are read for the address on the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel starting from the address.

Key points

  • The village of roses, on an Alta Langa ridge.
  • Bars and restaurants: 15.34 per 1,000 residents.
  • 652 residents, down 3.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.053 g.

Overview

Bossolasco is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 652 residents, ranked 137 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bossolasco 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 0.053 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 3.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bossolasco declared an average taxable income of 22,852 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bossolasco is in climate zone F, with 3,254 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 757 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bossolasco has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 4.6% of the land in Bossolasco, 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

Bossolasco 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 Bossolasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bossolasco: 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 Bossolasco 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 15 inhabited census areas in Bossolasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 99.8%
  • good 0.2%

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 004027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.