Frabosa Sottana: 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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Frabosa Sottana, a village with the Prato Nevoso and Artesina slopes
Frabosa Sottana is a municipality in the valleys south of Mondovì, in southern Piedmont, rising from the village on the valley floor up to the ski resorts of Prato Nevoso and Artesina, both within its boundaries. It has two sides: the main village and hamlets lived in all year round on one hand, and the resorts, made up of apartment blocks and residences built for the snow, on the other.
For a buyer the distinction is essential. A flat up at Prato Nevoso or Artesina is almost always a holiday home, in buildings with service charges tied to heating, snow clearing and seasonal services: ask for them before making an offer, along with the state of roofs and façades. In the village and lower hamlets there are traditional houses and villas, with Mondovì close by for work, schools and the hospital. Either way, climate zone F shows up on the energy bills.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,610 residents in 2023, up 7.8% since 2011. The average age is 46.6, similar to the provincial 46.3, and foreign residents make up 10.0%. Households are small, averaging 1.87 people.
The province of Cuneo has 141 municipalities in seismic zone 3 and 106 in zone 4. Frabosa Sottana is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.087 g. For apartment blocks built during the tourism boom, ask the building manager whether the structures have been assessed.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel. In the mountains, slopes and streams vary from one spot to the next, and the report reads gradient and the official landslide and flood maps for the address.
Key points
- Valleys south of Mondovì, home to Prato Nevoso and Artesina.
- Holiday flats up high, traditional houses in the village.
- Residents up 7.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration of 0.087 g.
Overview
Frabosa Sottana is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,610 residents, ranked 83 of 247 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Frabosa Sottana is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. 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 0.087 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Frabosa Sottana declared an average taxable income of 22,760 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Frabosa Sottana is in climate zone F, with 3,110 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 641 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Frabosa Sottana has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets and 5 sports facilities.
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 5.1% of the land in Frabosa Sottana, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Frabosa Sottana 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 Frabosa Sottana.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Frabosa Sottana: 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 Frabosa Sottana 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 48 inhabited census areas in Frabosa Sottana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 86.3%
- good 13.7%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 004091. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.