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Monterosso Grana: 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: Frazione Villa San Pietro 1, Monterosso Grana.

Monterosso Grana, halfway up the Grana valley

The Grana valley is one of the Occitan valleys in the province of Cuneo, short and narrow, following the stream that gives it its name. Monterosso Grana lies along the road that climbs it, at around 700 metres, with the main village and a few scattered hamlets. For work, secondary school and larger services, people head down to Caraglio and Cuneo.

The climate is alpine: climate zone F, the coldest in the Italian classification, with winters when the heating stays on for months. If you are looking at a stone house in one of the hamlets, ask how much heating oil, pellets or firewood it gets through in a year and check its aspect, because on the shaded side of the valley the winter sun barely arrives.

The population has hardly moved. In 2023 there were 532 residents, down 0.7% on 2011. The average age of 46.0 is in line with the provincial 46.3, and over-65s make up 24.1%. Foreign residents account for 18.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, the municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 141 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.144 g in the built-up area. In an old stone house it is wise to check floors and roof before planning a loft conversion or an extension.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here too, so the report traces the land parcel from the address. In a narrow valley, landslides and stream floods are judged spot by spot, on the official maps the report reads for that address.

Key points

  • Occitan valley in Cuneo province, around 700 metres up.
  • 532 residents, down 0.7% since 2011.
  • Climate zone F: heating is a major running cost.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.144 g.

Overview

Monterosso Grana is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 532 residents, ranked 152 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monterosso Grana 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 0.144 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 18.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monterosso Grana declared an average taxable income of 17,951 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monterosso Grana is in climate zone F, with 3,208 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 720 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monterosso Grana has 1 school.

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 1.6% of the land in Monterosso Grana, 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

Monterosso Grana 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 Monterosso Grana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monterosso Grana: 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 Monterosso Grana 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 30 inhabited census areas in Monterosso Grana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 27.8%
  • good 72.2%

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 004139. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.