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Montanera: 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 Circonvallazione 2, Montanera.

Montanera, a young village on the plain near Cuneo

In Montanera the average age of residents is 44.4, against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up just 20.2%, compared with 25.1% across the province. It is a village of families, averaging 2.33 people per household, with a sizeable foreign community, 15.6% of residents.

The municipality lies on the Cuneo plain, a short way from the provincial capital, with the town hall at about 430 metres. Around it are fields and farmsteads; work and fuller services are in Cuneo and nearby towns, a short drive away. At the end of 2023 there were 713 residents, down 2.7% on 2011. Average declared income is in line with the province.

Homes are mostly detached houses, recent villas and farmhouses (cascine), some renovated, others still needing work. With a farmhouse, the roof, damp, the systems and access count, and with climate zone E winters heating costs must be budgeted for. The report reads the official flood maps along streams and canals for the exact address and measures elevation and slope, useful where the ground drops towards a watercourse.

Montanera is in seismic zone 3, like 140 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.091 g. The hazard is moderate: in a renovated old house it is worth asking what structural work has been done.

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

Key points

  • Average age 44.4, against 46.3 in the province.
  • Over-65s only 20.2% of residents.
  • Farming plain a short way from Cuneo.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.091 g.

Overview

Montanera is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 713 residents, ranked 133 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montanera 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 0.091 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 15.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montanera declared an average taxable income of 24,845 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montanera is in climate zone E, with 2,879 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 427 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montanera has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 10.6% of the land in Montanera, 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

Montanera 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 Montanera.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montanera: 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 Montanera 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 17 inhabited census areas in Montanera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 24.9%
  • good 75.1%

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 004136. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.