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Isasca: 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 Quattro Novembre 1, Isasca.

Isasca, on the slopes of the lower Valle Varaita

Isasca looks out over the lower Valle Varaita from the valley side, with its town hall at about six hundred and sixty metres and houses scattered among woods and meadows. It is a very small municipality, and the valley floor, with the main road and the larger villages, is a few minutes away by car.

That closeness makes a real difference to a buyer. Compared with villages further up the valley, schools, doctors and shops are within easy reach, and the plain around Saluzzo is not far either. Property for sale is mostly rural houses and farm buildings, often with some land; before deciding, check winter access, utility connections and the state of the roof. The village is in climate zone F, the coldest band in Italy's heating classification, with long, cold winters.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 70 residents, down 10.3% since 2011. The estimated average age is 47.6 and over-65s make up 25.7%, very close to the figures for the province of Cuneo (46.3 and 25.1%). Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

On earthquakes, Isasca is in zone 3, like 140 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.134 g. With an old masonry house, find out whether structural work has been done and when.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On hillsides, landslides and water run-off need checking plot by plot on the official maps, because they can differ even between neighbouring houses.

Key points

  • Hillside municipality in the lower Valle Varaita, close to the valley floor.
  • 70 residents in 2023, down 10.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 47.6, in line with the province (46.3).
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.

Overview

Isasca is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 70 residents, among the smallest in the province (239 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Isasca 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 0.134 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 10.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Isasca declared an average taxable income of 19,419 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Isasca is in climate zone F, with 3,133 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 660 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Isasca has 1 grocery shop.

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 4.0% of the land in Isasca, 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

Isasca 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 Isasca.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Isasca: 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 Isasca 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 8 inhabited census areas in Isasca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • good 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 004103. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.