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Cervasca: 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 Cuneo 1, Cervasca.

Cervasca, houses with gardens on the edge of Cuneo

Cervasca has grown alongside Cuneo, and for many people it now serves as a residential extension of the city. It lies west of the city, where the Cuneo plateau runs up against the first hills of the Alpine valleys, at about six hundred metres. Besides the main village there are hamlets such as San Defendente, which have grown along the roads into town.

Over recent decades many families from Cuneo have moved here for a detached house with a garden a few minutes from work. The market consists mainly of detached houses, semi-detached homes and low blocks of flats, with a few restored farm buildings. This is climate zone F, the coldest category: long winters, snow is not unusual, and insulation, the boiler or heat pump and the state of the roof make a real difference to running costs. For a house from the early 1980s, ask for the energy performance certificate and the bills for the last few winters.

Istat, the Italian statistics office, counted 5,165 residents in 2023, up 7.5% on 2011, or 361 more people. The average age is 44.6 against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and 22.1% are over 65. Foreign residents make up 5.8%. There are 7 schools and education sites, or 1.36 per 1,000 residents against 1.14 in the province. The average income is above the provincial figure.

In the province, 141 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, and Cervasca is one of them, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.138 g. The Alps around Cuneo have moderate but well-recorded earthquake activity. For a recent building, the structural design and sign-off certificate are usually enough; for older houses, have a surveyor take a look.

Towards the hills the ground rises, and the report measures the gradient and checks the landslide maps for the address, as well as flood-prone areas along the streams. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.

Key points

  • West of Cuneo, between the plateau and the first Alpine valleys.
  • Residents up 7.5% since 2011, average age 44.6.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.138 g.
  • Climate zone F: insulation and heating weigh on running costs.

Overview

Cervasca is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 5,165 residents, among the most populous in the province (25 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cervasca is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3S. 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 0.138 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (46). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cervasca declared an average taxable income of 25,845 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cervasca is in climate zone F, with 3,066 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 578 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cervasca has 7 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 14.4% of the land in Cervasca, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cervasca 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 Cervasca.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cervasca: 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 Cervasca 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 75 inhabited census areas in Cervasca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 9.6%
  • good 90.4%

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 004064. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.