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Caprauna: 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 San Rocco 1, Caprauna.

Caprauna, a mountain village towards the Ligurian border

Stone houses, woods and meadows at around nine hundred and fifty metres: Caprauna lies in the far south of the province of Cuneo, in the mountains that run down towards Liguria. The roads are mountain roads, narrow and full of bends, and the main services are in the larger towns of the nearby valleys.

The housing market here is made up of family homes, second homes and rustic buildings to restore. Buyers should have a surveyor check the roof, floors, damp and services, and ask how water and drainage are supplied. This is climate zone F: winters are cold and snow can slow access, something to bear in mind if you plan to live here all year.

The population has shrunk sharply: 83 residents in 2023, against 120 at the 2011 census, a fall of 30.8%. The estimated average age is 58.1, and over-65s make up 42.2%, against 25.1% for the province. Foreign residents account for 7.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Caprauna is in seismic zone 3, on the scale set by the Civil Protection Department, along with 140 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.125 g. In an old stone house, the first thing to understand is how walls, floors and roof are tied together and whether any strengthening has been done.

On the slopes and along the streams, natural hazards change over short distances. The report reads landslides and flooding on the official maps at the address and finds the land parcel thanks to the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Stone village in the south of the province of Cuneo, towards Liguria.
  • 83 residents in 2023, down 30.8% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 42.2%, average age 58.1.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.125 g.

Overview

Caprauna is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 83 residents, among the smallest in the province (232 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caprauna 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 0.125 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 30.8%. The estimated average age is 58 years, higher than the province average (46). 42% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caprauna declared an average taxable income of 20,787 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caprauna is in climate zone F, with 3,498 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 954 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 1.3% of the land in Caprauna, 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

Caprauna is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 Caprauna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caprauna: 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 Caprauna 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 6 inhabited census areas in Caprauna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 004039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.