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Lequio Berria: 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, Lequio Berria.

Lequio Berria, an upland village in the Langhe

Above 700 metres, along the ridge roads that climb towards the Alta Langa, you find Lequio Berria: a small village with a compact core, surrounded by meadows, fields and woods. From here Alba is the reference for work, secondary schools and the big shop, and a car is essential.

You feel the altitude: this is climate zone F, the coldest band, with winters colder and longer than in the lower Langhe hills, plus fog and some snow. For a buyer, that puts insulation, the type of heating and the access road in the cold months at the top of the list. Homes are mostly Langhe stone houses and farmhouses with land; with the latter, check mains water, drainage and the boundaries of the land. On the slopes the report checks gradient and landslide hazard for the exact address.

In 2023 Lequio Berria had 435 residents, 59 fewer than in 2011 (a fall of 11.9%). The estimated average age is 51.0, above the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 32.9% against 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 9.0%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

For earthquakes the municipality is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the national scale, along with 105 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.049 g. In an older house, the real costs more often lie in the roof and insulation.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel and the neighbouring plots.

Key points

  • Upland village above 700 metres, towards the Alta Langa.
  • Climate zone F: insulation and heating really count.
  • 435 residents in 2023, down 11.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 105 other places in the province.

Overview

Lequio Berria is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 435 residents, ranked 163 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lequio Berria 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 0.049 g, a low 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 11.9%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lequio Berria declared an average taxable income of 24,225 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lequio Berria is in climate zone F, with 3,202 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 715 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lequio Berria 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 4.2% of the land in Lequio Berria, 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

Lequio Berria 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 Lequio Berria.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lequio Berria: 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 Lequio Berria 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 11 inhabited census areas in Lequio Berria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 92.4%
  • good 7.6%

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 004106. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.