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Castellino Tanaro: 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: Localita' Piantorre 1, Castellino Tanaro.

Castellino Tanaro, in the hills between Ceva and Mondovì

Between Ceva and the Mondovì area the hills rise from the Tanaro valley towards the first Langhe, and Castellino Tanaro occupies one of these ridges, a little over six hundred metres up. The village looks down on the river and is surrounded by woods, hazelnut groves and fields. It is a farming community with a small cluster of houses and a few isolated farmsteads.

There are no shops or schools. Ceva and Mondovì are the two towns people rely on for services, doctors and work, and from there the motorway runs towards Turin or Savona. If you are thinking of moving here, you will need a car and should expect winding, hilly roads. Climate zone F means cold winters, and on large old houses the heating bill should be worked out before you buy.

The population has fallen markedly. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 269 residents in 2023, against 337 in 2011, a fall of 20.2%. The average age is 48.9, slightly above the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 29.7%. Foreign residents account for 4.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 106 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.061 g. In a rural building, the state of the roof timbers and cracks in load-bearing walls matter more. On the slopes towards the Tanaro the report checks the official landslide maps at the address, starting from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, which are published here.

Key points

  • Farming village on a ridge above the Tanaro valley.
  • 269 residents in 2023, down 20.2% since 2011.
  • Services and jobs in Ceva and Mondovì.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.061 g.

Overview

Castellino Tanaro is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 269 residents, ranked 185 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castellino Tanaro is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 106 of 247 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.061 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 20.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castellino Tanaro declared an average taxable income of 21,164 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castellino Tanaro is in climate zone F, with 3,075 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 613 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 3.2% of the land in Castellino Tanaro, 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

Castellino Tanaro 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 low. 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 Castellino Tanaro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castellino Tanaro: 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 Castellino Tanaro 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 17 inhabited census areas in Castellino Tanaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 004052. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.