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Lisio: 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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Lisio, a hill village between Mondovì and Ceva

Lisio is a hill municipality in the province of Cuneo, in southern Piedmont, at around 600 metres, in the area between Mondovì and Ceva. It is a small place, with a centre and a few hamlets scattered among woods, meadows and sloping fields. Work, schools and shopping are down in the towns of the plain and the valley floor, and without a car daily life is hard to organise.

Houses are mostly in stone or mixed masonry, often with a barn or outbuilding alongside. Climate zone F, the band for the coldest places, means long winters: before buying, look at the roof insulation, the windows and the heating system, and ask for the energy bills of the last few winters. For isolated hamlets, also check access when it snows and the connections to mains water and drainage.

In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 191 residents, 23 fewer than the 214 of the 2011 census, a fall of 10.7%. The estimated average age is 52.3, against 46.3 for the province, and over-65s make up 33.5%. Households average 2.01 people and foreign residents account for 6.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Municipalities in the province of Cuneo are split between seismic zones 3 and 4 in the Civil Protection classification. Lisio is in zone 3, along with 140 others, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.073 g. With an old house, ask whether walls and floors were tied together during past renovations.

On sloping land, landslides and surface run-off are assessed plot by plot: the report checks the official maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Hills of the province of Cuneo, between Mondovì and Ceva.
  • 191 residents in 2023, down 10.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 52.3, over-65s at 33.5%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.073 g.

Overview

Lisio is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 191 residents, ranked 202 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lisio 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 0.073 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 10.7%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (46). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lisio declared an average taxable income of 20,023 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lisio is in climate zone F, with 3,028 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 575 metres above sea level.

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 2.3% of the land in Lisio, 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

Lisio 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 Lisio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lisio: 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 Lisio 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 6 inhabited census areas in Lisio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 004111. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.