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Gorzegno: 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 Valle Bormida 1, Gorzegno.

Gorzegno, in the Alta Langa along the Bormida di Millesimo

The Bormida di Millesimo river runs through a narrow, wooded valley, and Gorzegno sits on a stretch of it in the Alta Langa, the highest and least populated part of the Langhe hills. The village lies at about three hundred metres, between the valley floor and the slopes, with woodland reaching the last houses. Alba and Cuneo are the towns people rely on for the hospital, secondary schools and offices, reached on hill roads that take their time.

Property here means Langa stone houses, isolated farmsteads and a few newer buildings along the valley road. Many are inherited family homes or second homes. Location varies a lot from one building to the next: near the river, check the distance from the Bormida; on the slopes, look at the gradient and at the access road in snow. The report measures both for the specific address.

Gorzegno has lost many residents. In 2023 Istat, Italy's statistics office, counted 249, 73 fewer than in 2011, a drop of 22.7%. The estimated average age is 53.9, against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 35.7%. Foreign residents account for 6.0%.

On the Civil Protection earthquake scale Gorzegno is in zone 4, like 106 of the 247 municipalities, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.052 g. In a stone house, the condition of the roof, floors and walls and any damp are what really count. Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report uses them to find the land parcel.

Key points

  • Alta Langa village in the Bormida di Millesimo valley.
  • Residents down 22.7% since 2011, now 249.
  • Over-65s at 35.7%; average age 53.9.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 106 municipalities in the province.

Overview

Gorzegno is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 249 residents, ranked 191 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gorzegno is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 106 of 247 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.052 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 22.7%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (46). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gorzegno declared an average taxable income of 24,455 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gorzegno is in climate zone E, with 2,711 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 319 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Gorzegno has 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 3.2% of the land in Gorzegno, 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

Gorzegno is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Gorzegno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gorzegno: 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 Gorzegno 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 13 inhabited census areas in Gorzegno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 004097. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.