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Castino: 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 Maestra 1, Castino.

Castino, woods and ridges of the Alta Langa

Castino is in the Alta Langa, the highest and most wooded part of the Langhe, with the village at around 540 metres and farmhouses scattered along ridges and small valleys. The roads are hill roads with bends and gradients; for work and services people look to Alba, while everyday needs are met in nearby towns.

Buyers here are usually after a Langhe stone house or a farmhouse with fields and woodland. The checks are practical ones: how you reach the house in winter, whether it is on mains water or relies on a well, how waste water is handled, and what state the roof and walls are in. On steep slopes, gradient and landslide hazard must be checked on the individual plot, which the report does on the official maps starting from the address.

In 2023 Castino had 441 residents, 59 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 11.8%. The estimated average age is 49.6, against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 28.8% against 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 12.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: Castino is in seismic zone 4 on the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 105 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.048 g. This is climate zone E, and insulation in a stone house makes a big difference to winter bills.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel, which helps you see which fields and woods really come with the farmhouse.

Key points

  • Alta Langa municipality of woods, ridges and scattered farmhouses.
  • 441 residents in 2023, down 11.8% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 12.5%, over-65s at 28.8%.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 105 other places in the province.

Overview

Castino is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 441 residents, ranked 162 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castino 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 0.048 g, a low 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 11.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 12.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castino declared an average taxable income of 19,787 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castino is in climate zone E, with 2,985 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 540 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Castino has 1 sports facility.

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 4.1% of the land in Castino, 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

Castino 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 Castino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castino: 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 Castino 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 14 inhabited census areas in Castino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.1%
  • fair 98.9%

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

ISTAT code 004057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.