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Cuneo: 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 Castelletto Stura 1, Cuneo.

Cuneo, on a plateau between two rivers

Cuneo takes its name from its shape: the town stands on a wedge of high ground (cuneo means wedge) squeezed between the Stura and Gesso rivers, with the Maritime Alps as a backdrop. The long arcades of Via Roma run through the centre to Piazza Galimberti. It is the capital of Piedmont's largest province, nicknamed la Granda, a patchwork of farmland and Alpine valleys divided into 247 municipalities.

Because the province is so fragmented, the city itself accounts for only 9.6% of its population. At the end of 2023 Cuneo had 55,914 residents, 1.6% more than in 2011. The estimated average age in town is 47, above the provincial figure of 46.3, and 26.4% of residents are over 65, compared with 25.1% in the wider province. Foreign nationals make up 11.4% of the population, and households average around 2.1 people.

Earthquakes deserve more attention here than on the plain around Torino (Turin). Italy's Civil Protection Department lists Cuneo in seismic zone 3, but the Piedmont region uses a finer breakdown and places it in sub-zone 3S. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.129 g, higher than the estimate for Torino and close to the top of the zone 3 range. If a building is not recent, ask when it was designed, how the structure is built and what work has been done on it.

The city has 0.98 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents against a provincial average of 0.58 (57 schools and 55 healthcare facilities in the data), plus 64 sports facilities. Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report finds the plot from the address. The edges of the plateau drop steeply towards both rivers, so landslide and flood exposure must be checked for the specific address, and the same goes for local price ranges.

Key points

  • Capital of Piedmont's largest province, with 247 municipalities.
  • 55,914 residents, up 1.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, sub-classified 3S by the region; expected acceleration about 0.129 g.
  • Healthcare facilities: 0.98 per 1,000 residents against 0.58 in the province.

Overview

Cuneo is the capital of the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 55,914 residents, the most populous municipality in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cuneo 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 0.129 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 grown by 1.6%. 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 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cuneo declared an average taxable income of 27,645 euros, above the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cuneo is in climate zone F, with 3,012 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 534 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cuneo has 57 schools and 19 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 35 grocery shops and supermarkets, 55 healthcare facilities, 64 sports facilities and 15 parks and green areas.

There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 15.8% of the land in Cuneo, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cuneo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cuneo, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cuneo: 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 Cuneo 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 911 inhabited census areas in Cuneo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 79 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 6.0%
  • good 44.3%
  • very good 24.0%
  • excellent 25.7%

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 004078. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.