Chiusa di Pesio: 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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Chiusa di Pesio, where the Pesio valley meets the Cuneo plain
The Pesio stream comes down from the Ligurian Alps and, just before reaching the plain, runs through Chiusa di Pesio, a town at about 575 metres between Cuneo and Mondovì. Further up, still inside the municipality, are the Certosa di Pesio, a Carthusian monastery, and the Marguareis nature park, with beech and fir woods below the peaks of the Ligurian Alps.
Buyers face quite different options. The main village has houses in the old centre and detached homes built around it; along the valley there are hamlets and scattered settlements, with many mountain houses used as second homes. Cuneo is roughly twenty minutes away by car. Winters are long and cold (climate zone F), so insulation, windows and the heating system make a big difference to running costs.
There were 3,667 residents in 2023, down 1.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, so broadly stable. The average age of 46.9 is close to the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo, over-65s make up 25.8% and foreign residents 10.9%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average. The town has 5 school sites, and bars and restaurants in line with the provincial rate.
In the province of Cuneo, 141 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 106 in zone 4, the two lowest classes used by the Civil Protection (the national emergency agency). Chiusa di Pesio is in zone 3, with an expected acceleration of about 0.107 g, a moderate value. For a stone house, check the roof, the connections between walls and floors, and damp. On the slopes and along the Pesio, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.
Key points
- Town at the mouth of the Pesio valley, between Cuneo and Mondovì.
- Certosa di Pesio and the Marguareis park within the municipality.
- 3,667 residents, broadly stable since 2011 (down 1.7%).
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.107 g.
Overview
Chiusa di Pesio is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,667 residents, ranked 34 of 247 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Chiusa di Pesio 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 0.107 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Chiusa di Pesio declared an average taxable income of 23,309 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Chiusa di Pesio is in climate zone F, with 3,028 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 575 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Chiusa di Pesio has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 2.3% of the land in Chiusa di Pesio, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 11.3 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Chiusa di Pesio is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Chiusa di Pesio.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Chiusa di Pesio: 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 Chiusa di Pesio 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 62 inhabited census areas in Chiusa di Pesio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 28.8%
- good 18.3%
- very good 52.9%
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
- 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 004068. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.