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Castelnuovo di Ceva: 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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Castelnuovo di Ceva, a village in the hills around Ceva

The name tells you where you are: Castelnuovo di Ceva sits on the heights around Ceva, in the south-eastern part of the province of Cuneo, at around seven hundred and forty metres. The landscape alternates woods, meadows and small fields, and the village is a handful of houses with outlying hamlets. Ceva, below, is the town people rely on for services, the railway and schools.

If you are thinking of buying here, daily life depends on the car and the road down to Ceva. On the other hand, there is plenty of space. In climate zone F, the coldest, heating a large, poorly insulated house weighs heavily on the budget, so ask for the energy bills of recent years.

The population has fallen by 25.2% since the 2011 census: from 139 residents then to 104 in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Over-65s make up 36.5%, against 25.1% in the province, and the estimated average age is 53.9. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

On earthquakes, Castelnuovo di Ceva is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 140 other municipalities in the province, while 106 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration is low, about 0.061 g.

The report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address, which is useful in an area of slopes. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the land parcel can be traced from the house.

Key points

  • Village on the heights around Ceva, in the province of Cuneo.
  • 104 residents in 2023, down 25.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 36.5% against 25.1% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration: about 0.061 g.

Overview

Castelnuovo di Ceva is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 104 residents, among the smallest in the province (222 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelnuovo di Ceva 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 0.061 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 25.2%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (46). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelnuovo di Ceva declared an average taxable income of 23,446 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelnuovo di Ceva is in climate zone F, with 3,236 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 743 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 2.9% of the land in Castelnuovo di Ceva, 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

Castelnuovo di Ceva 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 Castelnuovo di Ceva.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelnuovo di Ceva: 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 Castelnuovo di Ceva 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 4 inhabited census areas in Castelnuovo di Ceva. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 004054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.