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Cortemilia: 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: Corso L. Einaudi 1, Cortemilia.

Cortemilia, hazelnuts and terraces in the Bormida valley

On the floor of the Bormida valley, where the Alta Langa hills turn steeper, Cortemilia is the main town for a string of villages scattered across the slopes. It is best known for hazelnuts, grown on the hillsides alongside vineyards, and for the dry stone terraces that shape the landscape around it.

The town stretches along the river, with two historic quarters facing each other, while the hills hold farmhouses and isolated homes, many of them in need of renovation. If you buy down in the valley, check the distance from the Bormida and the official flood maps; if you go for a farmhouse, expect narrow roads, slopes and cold winters (climate zone E). Declared incomes are slightly below the average for the province of Cuneo.

Figures from Istat, the national statistics office, describe a town that is ageing and slowly thinning out. There were 2,149 residents in 2023, down 10.0% on 2011. The mean age is 50.1, against 46.3 in the province, and over-65s make up 31.0%. Foreign residents account for 12.3%, a high share for a town this size.

Earthquake risk is low: Cortemilia is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.049 g. In stone houses on the hillside, retaining walls, drainage and the roof matter more.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, so the report can trace the land parcel from the address, even for farmhouses far from the centre.

Key points

  • Alta Langa town on the Bormida, hazelnut country.
  • Population down 10.0% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 12.3%, over-65s at 31.0%.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest on the scale.

Overview

Cortemilia is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,149 residents, ranked 68 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cortemilia 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 0.049 g, a low 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 10.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 12.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cortemilia declared an average taxable income of 23,365 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cortemilia is in climate zone E, with 2,621 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 247 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cortemilia has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 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 6.2% of the land in Cortemilia, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cortemilia 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 open contaminated sites in Cortemilia; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cortemilia: 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 Cortemilia 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 30 inhabited census areas in Cortemilia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 56.3%
  • good 43.7%

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 004073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.