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Marmora: 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: Borgata Tolosano 1, Marmora.

Marmora, scattered hamlets above the Valle Maira

The hamlets of Marmora are scattered over a broad slope above the Valle Maira, higher than twelve hundred metres, with stone houses roofed in slabs. This is one of the Occitan communities of the valley, and in summer the paths linking the hamlets are popular with walkers.

The way the village is laid out matters to a buyer. There is no real centre, and each hamlet has its own road, its own aspect and its own winter access. Before falling for a house, find out how you reach it in snow, how far it is from the valley floor and whether the water and electricity supply come without surprises. The area is in climate zone F, the coldest band in Italy's heating classification.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 58 residents in 2023, down 21.6% since 2011. The estimated average age is 55.5 (provincial figure 46.3), over-65s make up 36.2% and foreign residents 10.3%. Declared incomes are in line with, or slightly above, the average for the province of Cuneo.

On earthquakes, Marmora is in zone 3, along with 140 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.136 g. For houses with dry-stone walls or weak mortar, a surveyor's visit is money well spent.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to its land parcel. At high altitude, avalanche, landslide and stream hazards change from one hamlet to the next, and the report checks them on the official maps for the house you choose.

Key points

  • Scattered Occitan hamlets above the Valle Maira, over 1200 metres.
  • 58 residents in 2023, down 21.6% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 36.2%, foreign residents at 10.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.136 g.

Overview

Marmora is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 58 residents, among the smallest in the province (242 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marmora 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 0.136 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 21.6%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (46). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marmora declared an average taxable income of 26,401 euros, above the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marmora is in climate zone F, with 3,835 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,225 metres above sea level.

Services

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 0.4% of the land in Marmora, 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

Marmora 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 medium. 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 Marmora.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marmora: 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 Marmora 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 12 inhabited census areas in Marmora. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 46.3%
  • good 53.7%

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 004119. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.