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Cumiana: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Torino, 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, Cumiana.

Cumiana, scattered hamlets below the Pinerolo mountains

Cumiana covers a large area for its population. From the level ground where the centre stands, at around 380 metres, it rises towards the mountains that separate it from the Val Sangone and drops towards the plain around Pinerolo. Homes are spread between the main village and dozens of hamlets, some on the flat, others on hills or wooded slopes. Turin is about thirty kilometres away, Pinerolo closer.

For buyers the contrasts are sharp. In the centre and the lowland hamlets, shops, schools and services are close by; in the higher hamlets the roads are narrow and harder going in winter, and you need a car for every errand. On the market you will find villas, farmhouses in need of restoration and stone houses, and land often comes with woods and meadows that need looking after. The area is in climate zone E, with cold winters.

At the end of 2023 there were 7,829 residents, practically the same as in 2011 (up 0.1%), according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.6, in line with the Metropolitan City of Turin (47.4); over-65s are 25.9% and foreign residents 5.2%. Households average 2.15 people.

Only zones 3 and 4 of the seismic scale kept by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile) exist in the Turin metropolitan area. Cumiana is one of the 271 municipalities in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.119 g. Even so, the Pinerolo area is where tremors are felt most often in Piedmont, though they are usually moderate: in the stone houses of the hamlets, have the walls, roof and floor ties checked.

For isolated houses, the points to check are landslides on the slopes and streams that swell in heavy rain. The report reads both for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which cover the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Village on level ground and dozens of hamlets up to the mountains.
  • 7,829 residents, stable since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, yet tremors are frequent around Pinerolo.
  • Average age 47.6, over-65s at 25.9%.

Overview

Cumiana is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 7,829 residents, ranked 44 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cumiana 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 (271 of 312) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.119 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cumiana declared an average taxable income of 25,822 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cumiana is in climate zone E, with 2,829 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 377 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cumiana has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 5.7% of the land in Cumiana, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cumiana 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 Cumiana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cumiana: 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 Cumiana 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 100 inhabited census areas in Cumiana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 25.4%
  • good 74.3%
  • very good 0.3%

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 001097. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.