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Brondello: 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: Via Villa 1, Brondello.

Brondello, in the small Bronda valley above Saluzzo

The Bronda valley is a short valley opening behind Saluzzo, between the Po and Varaita valleys, and Brondello occupies its upper part, at about four hundred and seventy metres. The lower slopes are planted with orchards and vines, while higher up chestnut and other woodland take over. The village is small and quiet, with a compact centre and scattered hamlets.

Saluzzo, a short drive away, has schools, a hospital, shops and jobs, and from there you can reach Cuneo and Turin. That makes Brondello an option for people who work on the plain and want a house in the hills. Homes are often old rural buildings in stone or brick, to be assessed for roof, floors and wiring and plumbing. The climate zone is E, with cold winters, though less harsh than higher up the valleys.

In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 264 residents, down 8.0% from 287 in 2011. The average age is 48.3, close to the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 27.3%. Foreign residents account for 7.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes the municipality is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 141 of the 247 municipalities in the province, and expected acceleration is about 0.132 g, higher than on the nearby plain. In a masonry house, check how walls and floors are tied together and the condition of the roof. For the address, the report gives the slope and the official landslide maps, starting from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Village in the upper Bronda valley, behind Saluzzo.
  • 264 residents in 2023, down 8.0% since 2011.
  • Services, schools and hospital in Saluzzo.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.132 g.

Overview

Brondello is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 264 residents, ranked 187 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brondello is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3S. Most municipalities in the province (141 of 247) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.132 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 8.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brondello declared an average taxable income of 18,951 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Brondello is in climate zone E, with 2,894 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 467 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 2.7% of the land in Brondello, 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

Brondello is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. 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 Brondello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Brondello: 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 Brondello 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 13 inhabited census areas in Brondello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 56.7%
  • good 43.3%

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 004032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.