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Entracque: 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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Entracque, the Gesso valley and the Maritime Alps park

Entracque is a village in the Gesso valley, in the Maritime Alps, at almost 900 metres, and part of its territory lies within the Maritime Alps nature park. The village is also known for the Uomini e lupi wildlife centre, which is devoted to the return of the wolf to the Alps. Cuneo is reached by car down the valley.

Mountain tourism, in summer and winter, counts for a lot: Overture Maps, an open map database, lists 15 bars, restaurants and similar venues in the village. Many homes are second homes or holiday flats, alongside those of permanent residents. If you plan to live here all year, consider the zone F climate, with long winters and snow, and the time needed to reach larger services down the valley.

The population is down 5.8% since 2011, with 760 residents in 2023. The average age is 50.9 against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 32.0%, against 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 7.2%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

Entracque is in seismic zone 3, like 141 of the 247 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.150 g, a value not to be overlooked. For a stone house, ask whether walls and floors have been tied together and whether the roof has been rebuilt recently.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. In an Alpine valley, hazards linked to streams and slopes change from one spot to the next: the report checks them on the official maps for the individual house.

Key points

  • Gesso valley village, in the Maritime Alps park.
  • Holiday homes and tourism: 15 bars and restaurants.
  • Over-65s at 32.0%, against 25.1% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.150 g.

Overview

Entracque is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 760 residents, ranked 125 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Entracque 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 0.150 g, a medium-high 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 5.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Entracque declared an average taxable income of 21,097 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Entracque is in climate zone F, with 3,424 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 894 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Entracque has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 3 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 0.6% of the land in Entracque, 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

Entracque is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Entracque.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Entracque: 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 Entracque 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 21 inhabited census areas in Entracque. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.6%
  • good 31.7%
  • very good 65.7%

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 004084. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.