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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.

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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, more than twice 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.

Per head of population, the city has roughly twice the provincial rate of schools and healthcare facilities (57 and 47 in the data), plus 60 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.
  • Roughly twice the provincial rate of schools and healthcare facilities per head.

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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Cuneo.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

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.

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 36 grocery shops and supermarkets, 47 healthcare facilities, 60 sports facilities and 13 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Cuneo: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

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