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Mondovì: 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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Search for an address in Mondovì

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 Torino 1, Mondovì.

Mondovì, Piazza on the hill and Breo by the Ellero

Mondovì is a town on two levels. Up top is Piazza, the historic quarter on the hill, with the cathedral, old palazzi and a viewpoint over the plain. Down below is Breo, crossed by the Ellero stream, where the shops and everyday life are. Steep roads and a funicular railway link the two. Around them other districts have grown, such as Carassone and Altipiano, along with hamlets scattered between the plain and the first hills.

The town hall stands at around 400 metres and the town is in climate zone E, the Italian band for cold winters, so heating is a real part of running a home here. For commuters there is a junction on the Turin to Savona motorway and a station on the railway that runs from Turin towards the Ligurian coast via Fossano. Cuneo, the provincial capital, is where most provincial offices are.

At the end of 2023 Mondovì had 22,011 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 1.1% on 2011, only 242 fewer people. The estimated average age is 46.1, close to the provincial 46.3, and foreign nationals make up 13.4%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

The province of Cuneo is split between two seismic zones: 141 municipalities are in zone 3 and 106 in zone 4. Mondovì is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.073 g, a low value. In the old masonry buildings of Piazza, though, floors, roofs and the ties between walls matter, and they are worth having checked by a surveyor or engineer before completion.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the hill and its slopes the issue is gradient, along the Ellero it is water: landslide and flood hazard are checked for each individual address.

Key points

  • Piazza on the hill and Breo below, linked by a funicular.
  • 22,011 residents in 2023, down 1.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.073 g.
  • Junction on the Turin to Savona motorway and a railway station.

Overview

Mondovì is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 22,011 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mondovì 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 1.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 13.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mondovì declared an average taxable income of 26,184 euros, above the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mondovì is in climate zone E, with 2,640 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 395 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mondovì has 28 schools and 8 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 18 healthcare facilities, 25 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 12.8% of the land in Mondovì, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Mondovì 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Mondovì, and 6 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mondovì: 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 Mondovì 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 208 inhabited census areas in Mondovì. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 32.3%
  • good 66.6%

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 004130. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.