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Moncucco Torinese: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Asti, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Localita' San Giorgio 3, Moncucco Torinese.

Moncucco Torinese, Asti hills on the edge of the Turin area

The name is misleading: Moncucco Torinese is in the province of Asti, although it sits right on the edge of the province of Turin, in the hills between the Chieri area and the Astigiano. The village occupies a hill at around 400 metres, with the centre grouped at the top and houses and farmsteads scattered among woods, meadows and fields.

Its position makes it interesting for people who work in the Turin area and want a house with space and greenery: Turin and Chieri are within driving distance. Average declared income is above the average for the province of Asti. Anyone buying a farmhouse or a hillside home should look at access roads, slopes, roofs and drainage; winters are those of climate zone E.

The population is nearly stable: 861 residents at the end of 2023, 1.9% fewer than the 878 of 2011. The average age is 47.4, slightly below 47.9 for the province, over-65s are 25.8% and foreign residents 3.8%.

Earthquake hazard is low. Moncucco is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the national scale, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province of Asti, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.043 g. In a brick hillside house, damp in walls set against the slope and the state of the roof matter more.

On the hills, the report checks the official landslide hazard maps for the exact address, as well as flood maps along the streams. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, so the report can find the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • In the province of Asti, on the edge of the Turin area.
  • Average income above the provincial average.
  • 861 residents, nearly stable since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.043 g.

Overview

Moncucco Torinese is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 861 residents, ranked 44 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Moncucco Torinese is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (113 of 117) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.043 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 1.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Moncucco Torinese declared an average taxable income of 26,889 euros, above the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Moncucco Torinese is in climate zone E, with 2,821 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 403 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Moncucco Torinese 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 5.5% of the land in Moncucco Torinese, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Moncucco Torinese 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 open contaminated sites in Moncucco Torinese; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Moncucco Torinese: 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 Moncucco Torinese 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 20 inhabited census areas in Moncucco Torinese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 005070. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.