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Montelupo Albese: 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 Mortizzo 1, Montelupo Albese.

Montelupo Albese, a hill village in the Langhe

Montelupo Albese lies in the Langhe, on the hills around Alba, with the village at around 560 metres and views opening onto the surrounding ridges and valleys. It is a small farming and residential municipality; Alba, with its schools, services and jobs, is the everyday reference point and is a drive away.

House hunters here find farmhouses and village houses, often with land, and some newer detached homes. The Langhe attract buyers from outside the area too, and for a rural building to renovate it is worth checking first what the local zoning plan and any landscape protection rules allow. In climate zone F, winters on the hills are cold: insulation and the heating system weigh on running costs.

In 2023 there were 474 residents, 10.7% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is slightly younger than in the province of Cuneo: an average age of 45.6 against 46.3, and over-65s at 23.4% against 25.1%. Foreign residents are 10.3%. Average declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Montelupo Albese is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 105 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. In brick and stone farmhouses, it is still worth looking at the roof, beams and cracks in the walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report gets from the address to the land parcel. On the Langhe hills, slopes can move after heavy rain and landslide hazard changes from one plot to the next: the report reads it on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Langhe hills, with Alba as the reference town.
  • Average age 45.6, against 46.3 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.
  • Rural buildings: zoning plan and landscape rules first.

Overview

Montelupo Albese is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 474 residents, ranked 159 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montelupo Albese is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 106 of 247 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.050 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 10.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montelupo Albese declared an average taxable income of 25,194 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montelupo Albese is in climate zone F, with 3,014 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 564 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 6.1% of the land in Montelupo Albese, 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

Montelupo Albese 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 contaminated sites in Montelupo Albese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montelupo Albese: 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 Montelupo Albese 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 9 inhabited census areas in Montelupo Albese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 004137. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.