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Cabella Ligure: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Alessandria, 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: Frazione Montaldo Cosola 1, Cabella Ligure.

Cabella Ligure, the upper Borbera valley

The Val Borbera is a quiet Apennine valley in the province of Alessandria that climbs towards the border with Liguria, and Cabella Ligure occupies its upper reaches, at around 500 metres. The land is made up of woods, streams and hamlets scattered over the slopes. For work and services people look to Novi Ligure and the Scrivia valley, and to Genoa for a big city.

Buyers here are often looking for a stone house in one of the hamlets or a rustic building with land, to live in or for weekends. The things to check are the access road in winter, the connection to mains water, the roof and the condition of the stone walls. This is climate zone E, and above the valley floor winters are felt.

In 2023 there were 456 residents, down 17.7% on 2011. The average age of 54.1 is above the 48.9 of the province and over-65s make up 37.3%. Foreign residents account for 12.1%. Households are small, with 1.63 people on average, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Cabella is in zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, like 127 of the 187 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.097 g. In a stone house, have a surveyor check how walls and floors are tied together, especially before a major renovation.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. In a narrow valley, with the Borbera and its tributaries, flooding and landslides are checked for the exact spot on the official maps.

Key points

  • Upper Borbera valley, woods and hamlets at around 500 metres.
  • 456 residents, down 17.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.097 g.
  • Stone houses: check winter access, walls and roof.

Overview

Cabella Ligure is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 456 residents, ranked 126 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cabella Ligure is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (127 of 187) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.097 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 17.7%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (49). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 12.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cabella Ligure declared an average taxable income of 21,871 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cabella Ligure is in climate zone E, with 2,911 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 510 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cabella Ligure has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 1.7% of the land in Cabella Ligure, compared with 7.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cabella Ligure 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 medium. 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 Cabella Ligure.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cabella Ligure: 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 Cabella Ligure 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 27 inhabited census areas in Cabella Ligure. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 006025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.