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Demonte: 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 Martiri e Caduti per La Liberta' 1, Demonte.

Demonte, Valle Stura on the road to France

Demonte is the main village of the middle Valle Stura, in the province of Cuneo, at about 780 metres. It lies on the main road that climbs the valley to the Colle della Maddalena pass and France, and Cuneo is about half an hour away. Around it, hamlets, meadows and woods rise towards the Maritime Alps.

For buyers, the market offers stone village houses, flats in small blocks and mountain cottages in the hamlets, at prices well below those of Cuneo. Part of the housing stock is used as second homes. The climate zone is F: long winters, snow and heating on for many months, so ask for the actual energy bills for the last year.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,858 residents in 2023, down 9.8% since 2011. The average age is 50.0, against 46.3 in the province, over-65s are 31.5% and foreign residents 7.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Demonte is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, with an expected acceleration of 0.149 g. For an old house, check the walls, how they are tied together and the roof, and ask about any strengthening work.

In the valley, closeness to the Stura and its side torrents and the gradient of the slopes are what matter. The report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address, starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Middle Valle Stura, on the road to the Colle della Maddalena.
  • Population down 9.8% since 2011, over-65s at 31.5%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.149 g.
  • Climate zone F: ask for the real heating bills.

Overview

Demonte is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,858 residents, ranked 80 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Demonte 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 0.149 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 9.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Demonte declared an average taxable income of 21,972 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Demonte is in climate zone F, with 3,282 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 780 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Demonte has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 1.5% of the land in Demonte, 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

Demonte 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 Demonte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Demonte: 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 Demonte 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 72 inhabited census areas in Demonte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 21.6%
  • good 78.4%

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 004079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.