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Cerretto Langhe: 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 Annunziata 1, Cerretto Langhe.

Cerretto Langhe, ridges and hazelnut groves of the Alta Langa

The hills here are higher and more wooded than in the wine-growing Langhe: Cerretto Langhe is in the Alta Langa, on ridges at around 690 metres, with hazelnut groves, meadows and woods between one farmstead and the next. Alba is the reference point for work, secondary schools and services, reached by car on winding hill roads.

The village had 387 residents in 2023, 14.9% fewer than the 455 of 2011. The estimated average age is 52.9, above the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 33.6%. Foreign residents are 8.8%.

House hunters mostly find farmhouses and stone houses, some already restored by people who use them for holidays, others needing full renovation. With a farmhouse, check winter access on the road, the water supply and drainage (mains sewers are not always there) and the heating: this is climate zone F, with long, cold winters.

Earthquake risk is low. Cerretto is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, with 105 other municipalities in the province, while 141 are in zone 3, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.051 g.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report goes from the street address to the land parcel. On the steep Langhe slopes, shallow landslides should be checked on the official maps, spot by spot.

Key points

  • Alta Langa village among hazelnut groves and woods, around 690 metres.
  • 387 residents in 2023, down 14.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, low risk like 105 other municipalities.
  • Stone farmhouses: check winter access, water and drainage.

Overview

Cerretto Langhe is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 387 residents, ranked 167 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cerretto Langhe 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 14.9%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (46). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cerretto Langhe declared an average taxable income of 22,471 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cerretto Langhe is in climate zone F, with 3,167 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 687 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Cerretto Langhe has 1 grocery shop.

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 4.6% of the land in Cerretto Langhe, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cerretto Langhe 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 Cerretto Langhe.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cerretto Langhe: 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 Cerretto Langhe 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 10 inhabited census areas in Cerretto Langhe. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 004063. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.