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Caraglio: 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 Roma 1, Caraglio.

Caraglio, at the mouth of the Grana valley near Cuneo

Caraglio stands where the Grana valley opens onto the Cuneo plain, at about five hundred and seventy metres and roughly ten kilometres from Cuneo. The Grana stream crosses the municipality on its way down from the valley, where Castelmagno, one of Piedmont's best-known cheeses, is made. The town's main landmark is the Filatoio, a large seventeenth-century silk mill described as one of the oldest in Europe, now restored as a museum.

For many residents Cuneo is where they work, study and deal with offices, and the drive takes around a quarter of an hour. Buyers find houses in the old centre, often with courtyards and outbuildings, detached homes built in recent decades on the edge of town, and farmhouses scattered towards the plain. Winters are long and cold (climate zone F), so insulation and heating have a big effect on what a house costs to run.

The population is stable: 6,773 residents in 2023, against 6,755 at the 2011 census. The average age of 44.9 is lower than the province (46.3), and over-65s make up 22.8% against 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 10.5%. In a province of 247 municipalities, many of them tiny, Caraglio is the largest town in the Grana valley.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's map, like 141 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.138 g. Western Cuneo has moderate seismic activity, and the stone and brick houses of the centre can have weak masonry: before buying, have the ties between walls, floors and roof assessed.

Along the Grana and the streams coming off the slopes, flood and landslide hazard vary a great deal from one spot to the next. The report checks them for the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, traces the plot.

Key points

  • At the mouth of the Grana valley, a quarter of an hour from Cuneo.
  • The Filatoio, a 17th-century silk mill now a museum.
  • Average age 44.9, below the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration about 0.138 g.

Overview

Caraglio is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 6,773 residents, among the most populous in the province (16 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caraglio 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 0.138 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caraglio declared an average taxable income of 23,665 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caraglio is in climate zone F, with 3,062 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 575 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caraglio has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 6 sports facilities.

There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.1).

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 10.1% of the land in Caraglio, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Caraglio 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 Caraglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caraglio: 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 Caraglio 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 97 inhabited census areas in Caraglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 81 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 14.7%
  • good 32.3%
  • very good 53.0%

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 004040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.