Cavallermaggiore: 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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Cavallermaggiore, Cuneo farmland and a rail junction for Bra
Rail travellers between Turin and Cuneo know the name Cavallermaggiore: its station is on the line to Fossano, and this is where the branch towards Bra leaves the main line. The town lies on the plain in the north of the province of Cuneo, between Savigliano, Racconigi and Bra, at about 280 metres, amid farmsteads, arable fields and livestock farms.
It is a farming town where some residents commute. Buyers will find an old centre of terraced houses and courtyards, newer streets of detached homes and small blocks, and plenty of scattered farmsteads, some still working farms and others converted into homes. For wider services people go to Savigliano, Bra or Fossano, and the railway makes working in Turin possible without a car. The report shows for every address how far the station is.
There were 5,343 people living in Cavallermaggiore in 2023 according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, down 2.4% on 2011. The average age is 45.4 (46.3 in the province of Cuneo), and over-65s make up 23.4%, against 25.1% provincially. Foreign residents account for 10.1% and households average 2.39 people.
Seismic hazard is low. In a very large province of 247 municipalities, 141 share Cavallermaggiore's zone 3 in the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department) classification and 106 are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.069 g. In farmhouses and old town houses, the state of the roof, damp in ground-floor walls and heating costs matter more, with cold, foggy winters.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the plot from the address. In the countryside, among irrigation channels and lowland streams, flood hazard is checked house by house.
Key points
- Plain between Savigliano, Racconigi and Bra.
- Station on the Turin-Fossano line, with the branch to Bra.
- Population down 2.4%; over-65s at 23.4%.
- Seismic zone 3, low acceleration of about 0.069 g.
Overview
Cavallermaggiore is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 5,343 residents, among the most populous in the province (24 of 247).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavallermaggiore 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 0.069 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 2.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavallermaggiore declared an average taxable income of 24,727 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cavallermaggiore is in climate zone E, with 2,608 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 285 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cavallermaggiore has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.
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 7.7% of the land in Cavallermaggiore, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Cavallermaggiore 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 Cavallermaggiore.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cavallermaggiore: 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 Cavallermaggiore 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 90 inhabited census areas in Cavallermaggiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.6%
- fair 98.2%
- good 0.3%
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 004059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.