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Cravanzana: 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 Provinciale 1, Cravanzana.

Cravanzana, hazel groves and ridges in the Alta Langa

Heading south from the wine country of the Langhe, vineyards give way to hazelnut orchards, and Cravanzana belongs to that landscape, at over five hundred and fifty metres in the Alta Langa, the higher part of the Langhe hills. The village sits on a ridge, with traditional stone houses and farmland all around planted with hazelnuts. For secondary schools, hospitals and larger shops you go down towards Alba, on long, twisting hill roads.

The market is village houses, farmhouses and stone rural buildings, some already renovated. If you buy a farmhouse, find out which land is included, whether any hazel groves are let and how you reach the house in winter. The climate zone is F, so insulation and heating matter. Langhe soils can shift after heavy rain, and the report reads the official landslide maps at the exact address.

In 2023 there were 351 residents, 57 fewer than the 408 of 2011, a fall of 14.0% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 50.0 against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 31.1%. Foreign residents are 11.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes the village is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection scale, along with 105 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g in the built-up area. In stone houses, look at cracks, foundations and the roof instead.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Cravanzana, so the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Ridge village in the Alta Langa, among hazel groves.
  • Farmhouses with land: check which groves are included and leases.
  • 351 residents, down 14.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.

Overview

Cravanzana is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 351 residents, ranked 173 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cravanzana 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 0.050 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 14.0%. 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 11.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cravanzana declared an average taxable income of 21,255 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cravanzana is in climate zone F, with 3,040 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 585 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cravanzana has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 Cravanzana, 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

Cravanzana 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 Cravanzana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cravanzana: 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 Cravanzana 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 9 inhabited census areas in Cravanzana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 004076. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.