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Centallo: 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 Torino 1, Centallo.

Centallo, on the Cuneo plain between Cuneo and Fossano

Centallo is a lowland town of the kind where, on clear days, you can see the Maritime Alps and Monviso from the street. It stands at around four hundred and twenty metres, on the route linking Cuneo and Fossano, about fifteen kilometres from Cuneo itself. The surrounding countryside is made up of farmsteads, orchards, maize fields and livestock farms, which still provide work for part of the town.

Being close to Cuneo explains a lot about who moves here: houses with gardens, detached homes and small blocks of flats at lower prices than in the provincial capital, and short journeys by car. In the historic centre there are older houses, sometimes built around an inner courtyard, which may need a complete overhaul. Anyone choosing a farmhouse in the countryside should weigh up the distance to services and heating costs, in climate zone E, with cold and often foggy winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,937 residents in 2023, a slight rise of 1.8% on 2011. The population is younger than the rest of the province: an average age of 43.7 against 46.3, and 21.2% over 65 against 25.1%. Foreign residents make up 11.6%. Declared incomes are just below the provincial average. There are fewer cafés and restaurants per head than across the province, and many people use those in Cuneo.

The province of Cuneo is split between seismic zone 3, with 141 municipalities, and zone 4, with 106, under the Civil Protection classification. Centallo is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.104 g. In brick houses in the centre and in farmhouses, ask whether the timber floors have been replaced or strengthened and how the roof was redone.

The plain is crossed by streams coming down from the Alpine valleys and by a network of irrigation channels, so the report checks flood hazard for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, which lead to the land parcel.

Key points

  • On the plain between Cuneo and Fossano, with views of the Alps.
  • 6,937 residents, average age 43.7 against 46.3.
  • Over-65s at 21.2%, below the provincial 25.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.104 g.

Overview

Centallo is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 6,937 residents, among the most populous in the province (15 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Centallo 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 0.104 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 grown by 1.8%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Centallo declared an average taxable income of 24,050 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Centallo is in climate zone E, with 2,946 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 424 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Centallo has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 9.1% of the land in Centallo, 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

Centallo 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 medium. 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 Centallo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Centallo: 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 Centallo 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 100 inhabited census areas in Centallo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 27.6%
  • good 72.4%

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 004061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.