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Monteu Roero: 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 Sant' Anna 1, Monteu Roero.

Monteu Roero, the castle and the rocche above the Tanaro

In the Roero, the hill country on the left bank of the Tanaro facing the Langhe, Monteu Roero gathers around the castle that bears the name of the Roero family. The landscape alternates vineyards, hazelnut groves and woods, and the rocche, cliffs of sand and clay worn away by water, mark the slopes. This is wine country, with Arneis as the area's signature white.

Alba and Bra are the nearby towns for work and services, and Turin is reached by car. The market is made up of brick village houses, farmhouses in the countryside and more recent villas. For a farmhouse, the access road, utility connections and whether outbuildings are properly permitted all matter, and on the sandy slopes look at how stable the ground around the house is: cracks, retaining walls, rainwater drainage.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,604 residents in 2023, down 3.8% from 1,667 in 2011. The average age is 47.9, a little above the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo, and foreign residents make up 8.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Monteu Roero is in seismic zone 4, like 106 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.048 g, a low value. In older houses the roof, damp and the heating and electrics matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the land parcel. With steep slopes and loose ground like that of the rocche, gradient and the official landslide maps need reading for the exact spot, which the report does for the address.

Key points

  • Roero, on the left bank of the Tanaro, vineyards and rocche.
  • Alba and Bra close by for work and services.
  • Seismic zone 4, low expected acceleration (0.048 g).
  • Sandy slopes: check how stable the ground is.

Overview

Monteu Roero is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,604 residents, ranked 84 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monteu Roero 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 0.048 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 3.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monteu Roero declared an average taxable income of 21,595 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monteu Roero is in climate zone E, with 2,805 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, Monteu Roero has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 5.9% of the land in Monteu Roero, 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

Monteu Roero 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 Monteu Roero.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monteu Roero: 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 Monteu Roero 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 39 inhabited census areas in Monteu Roero. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 004140. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.