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Castelletto Stura: 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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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: Via Cuneo 1, Castelletto Stura.

Castelletto Stura, plain along the Stura north of Cuneo

Castelletto Stura lies on the upland plain north-east of Cuneo, beside the Stura di Demonte river, at around 450 metres among fields, orchards and farmsteads. Cuneo is close by, a few minutes' drive away, and is where people go for work, hospital care and secondary schools.

It is a municipality that draws families: detached houses and villas with gardens, a few small blocks of flats, and farmsteads converted into homes. The village is compact, with new houses on the edge of the centre. Winters are cold (climate zone E) and heating is a significant household cost.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,374 residents in 2023, up 1.7% from 1,351 in 2011. The average age is 43.5, lower than the provincial 46.3, and over-65s make up 20.7% against 25.1% in the province. Foreign residents account for 7.2%. Declared incomes are just below the provincial average.

Castelletto Stura is in seismic zone 3, like 141 of the 247 municipalities in the province of Cuneo; the others are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.101 g. For a house built before the most recent earthquake standards, ask for the design and any structural checks.

Near the Stura and the irrigation canals, the report checks the address on the official flood maps. Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Plain along the Stura di Demonte, near Cuneo.
  • Population up 1.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 43.5, younger than the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.101 g.

Overview

Castelletto Stura is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,374 residents, ranked 94 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelletto Stura is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. 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 0.101 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 grown by 1.7%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelletto Stura declared an average taxable income of 23,081 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelletto Stura is in climate zone E, with 2,869 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 447 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelletto Stura has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 9.2% of the land in Castelletto Stura, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 7.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Castelletto Stura 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 Castelletto Stura.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelletto Stura: 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 Castelletto Stura 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 32 inhabited census areas in Castelletto Stura. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 22.3%
  • good 77.7%

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 004049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.