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Genola: 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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Genola, the Cuneo plain between Fossano and Savigliano

Genola is a village on the Cuneo plain in Piedmont, between Fossano and Savigliano, two mid-sized towns that residents rely on every day for work, schools and services. The land is flat, at around 340 metres, with fields of maize and cereals, orchards, livestock farms and farmsteads. The centre is compact, with courtyard houses and villas that have grown up around it in recent decades.

Farming and food processing matter a great deal in the area, along with firms in the nearby towns. For buyers, Genola offers detached and semi-detached houses with gardens at lower prices than in Fossano and Savigliano, and farmhouses to restore in the countryside. Cuneo and Turin can be reached by car; for trains, the stations are in the two neighbouring towns.

The population is 2,564 (2023 figure from Istat, the national statistics office), almost unchanged since 2011 (down 1.2%). It is young for the province: over-65s make up 21.7%, against 25.1% across the Cuneo area, and households average 2.49 people. Foreign residents account for 8.9%. Average incomes are slightly below the provincial figure.

Genola is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.080 g: a low hazard. For farmhouses and courtyard houses the priorities are the roof, rising damp and the strength of the joins between parts built at different times.

On the plain, the main issue is watercourses and irrigation canals. For each address the report checks the official flood maps and measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • Cuneo plain, between Fossano and Savigliano.
  • Over-65s at 21.7%, province at 25.1%.
  • Houses with gardens and farmhouses to restore.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.080 g.

Overview

Genola is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,564 residents, ranked 56 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Genola 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 0.080 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 1.2%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Genola declared an average taxable income of 23,909 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Genola is in climate zone E, with 2,741 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 345 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Genola has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 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 14.9% of the land in Genola, 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

Genola 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 Genola.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Genola: 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 Genola 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 35 inhabited census areas in Genola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 15.6%
  • good 84.4%

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 004096. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.