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Envie: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Envie.

Envie, orchards at the foot of Monte Bracco

Envie lies on the Saluzzo plain in Piedmont, at the point where the ground starts to rise towards Monte Bracco, the lone mountain between the Po valley and Barge. Around the village are mainly orchards, apples above all, part of the fruit-growing district between Saluzzo and Cuneo. Saluzzo is close, with schools, a hospital and services; Turin and Cuneo are a drive away.

Houses in the centre are low, with courtyards and porticoes, alongside converted farmhouses and detached houses built in recent decades. Outdoor space is easy to find, while flats are scarcer. The land at the foot of Monte Bracco and the open plain differ in aspect, drainage and closeness to irrigation channels, and the report reads the official flood and landslide maps for the address.

At the end of 2023 Envie had 1,942 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 5.6% on 2011. The average age, 47.2, is just above 46.3 for the province of Cuneo. Foreign residents make up 9.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 with an expected ground acceleration of 0.133 g, like 140 other municipalities around Cuneo. South-western Piedmont has moderate but real earthquake activity, so in farmhouses and older masonry homes check the roof, floors and load-bearing walls. Winters are cold and damp, climate zone E.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces each address to its land parcel, including scattered farmhouses.

Key points

  • Saluzzo plain, at the foot of Monte Bracco.
  • Village among orchards, near Saluzzo.
  • Population down 5.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3: farmhouses worth checking.

Overview

Envie is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,942 residents, ranked 78 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Envie 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 0.133 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 5.6%. 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 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Envie declared an average taxable income of 19,063 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Envie is in climate zone E, with 2,721 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 327 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Envie has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 7.0% of the land in Envie, 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

Envie 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 Envie.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Envie: 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 Envie 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 57 inhabited census areas in Envie. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 25.4%
  • good 74.6%

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 004085. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.