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Lequio Tanaro: 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 Europa 1, Lequio Tanaro.

Lequio Tanaro, hillside above the Tanaro valley

The second half of Lequio Tanaro's name comes from the river flowing below the village, the Tanaro, which crosses the province of Cuneo here between hills and farmland. The centre is on a hill at about 330 metres, with houses gathered around the old core and farmsteads scattered on the slopes. Work and fuller services are in the towns of the area, a short drive away.

Istat figures describe a village that has lost residents but remains relatively young. At the end of 2023 there were 708 inhabitants, down 13.6% on the 819 of 2011; the average age is 46.3, the same as the provincial 46.3, and over-65s make up 20.9% against 25.1%. Foreign residents are 13.3%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

What sells is mainly village houses, farmhouses with land and a few detached homes. Location matters a lot: on the hill the report measures elevation and gradient and reads the official landslide maps, while for houses closer to the river it checks the Tanaro flood maps. With climate zone E winters, insulation and heating weigh on running costs.

Seismic hazard is low: Lequio Tanaro is in zone 4, like 105 other municipalities in the province of Cuneo, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.058 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces an address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Hill village at about 330 metres, above the Tanaro.
  • Over-65s at 20.9%, against 25.1% in the province.
  • Residents down 13.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.058 g.

Overview

Lequio Tanaro is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 708 residents, ranked 134 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lequio Tanaro 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 0.058 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 13.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 13.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lequio Tanaro declared an average taxable income of 21,413 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lequio Tanaro is in climate zone E, with 2,722 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 328 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lequio Tanaro has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 8.3% of the land in Lequio Tanaro, 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 Tanaro 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 Lequio Tanaro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lequio Tanaro: 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 Tanaro 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 28 inhabited census areas in Lequio Tanaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 004107. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.