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Crissolo: 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: Frazione Borgo 1, Crissolo.

Crissolo, below Monviso at the source of the Po

Italy's longest river, the Po, rises within Crissolo's boundaries, at Pian del Re at the foot of Monviso. The village is the last settlement in the Valle Po, above thirteen hundred metres, and from here the road climbs to Pian della Regina and Pian del Re, open all the way only in the warmer months. The municipality also includes the Rio Martino cave, one of the valley's classic sights.

Crissolo is a mountain village with a long tradition of summer holidays. In summer hikers and climbers come through on their way to Monviso; in winter the valley is quieter and the zone F climate makes itself felt. Many houses are second homes. For services, schools and work people go down to the plain around Saluzzo, a long drive down the valley that needs care in winter.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 148 permanent residents in 2023, down 14.0% on the 172 of 2011. The average age is 54.3, against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 35.8%. Households are very small, 1.37 people on average, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Crissolo is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification, like 141 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.135 g. In stone houses, check the roof and how walls and floors are tied together, and ask for heating costs.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps. Below slopes this high, the report checks the official landslide and watercourse maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Last village in the Valle Po, at the foot of Monviso.
  • The Po rises within the municipality, at Pian del Re.
  • 148 residents in 2023, households of 1.37 on average.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.135 g.

Overview

Crissolo is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 148 residents, ranked 215 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Crissolo 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 0.135 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 14.0%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (46). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Crissolo declared an average taxable income of 19,022 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Crissolo is in climate zone F, with 3,866 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,318 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Crissolo has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 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 0.7% of the land in Crissolo, 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

Crissolo 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 medium. 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 Crissolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Crissolo: 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 Crissolo 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 13 inhabited census areas in Crissolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.9%
  • good 98.1%

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 004077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.