Castiglione Falletto: 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 Alba Barolo 1, Castiglione Falletto.
Castiglione Falletto, a castle among the Barolo vineyards
Castiglione Falletto is one of the municipalities where Barolo wine is made, and the landscape tells you so at once: the village sits on a hilltop in the Langhe, gathered around its castle, with vineyards falling away on every side. Anyone looking for a house here is moving through an area where land under vines carries real economic weight.
Hospitality for visitors shows in the data: bars and restaurants number 15.29 per 1,000 residents, against 5.51 in the province of Cuneo. Average declared income is above the provincial average. Buyers should check carefully what the property includes, the planning designation of the land, any rights of way between the rows of vines and landscape restrictions that may limit extensions and new building.
In 2023 there were 654 residents, down 7.6% on the 708 of 2011. The average age is 46.2, almost the same as 46.3 in the province, and over-65s are 22.8% of residents, below the provincial 25.1%. Foreign residents are 6.0%.
The province of Cuneo is split between two seismic zones: 141 municipalities are in zone 3 and 106 in zone 4. Castiglione Falletto is in zone 4, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.051 g. In a farmhouse or a brick house in the village it is still worth asking about the state of the roof and floors.
On the Langhe hills slopes are steep and landslide hazard varies from one plot to the next: the report reads it for the address on the official maps, together with the gradient. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the address leads to the land parcel.
Key points
- Barolo-producing village on a ridge around its castle.
- Bars and restaurants: 15.29 per 1,000 residents.
- 654 residents, down 7.6% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.051 g.
Overview
Castiglione Falletto is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 654 residents, ranked 136 of 247 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castiglione Falletto 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 0.051 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 7.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castiglione Falletto declared an average taxable income of 26,359 euros, above the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castiglione Falletto is in climate zone E, with 2,749 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 350 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castiglione Falletto has 1 pharmacy.
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 11.0% of the land in Castiglione Falletto, 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
Castiglione Falletto 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 Castiglione Falletto.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castiglione Falletto: 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 Castiglione Falletto 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 20 inhabited census areas in Castiglione Falletto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 16.1%
- fair 83.9%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 004055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.