Monticello d'Alba: 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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Monticello d'Alba, the castle and the hills towards Bra
The castle of the Roero family looks down on Monticello d'Alba from the top of the hill and has been the village's emblem for centuries. Monticello lies in the Roero, north-west of Alba, in the band of hills between the truffle town and Bra. Around the historic centre, houses stretch along the ridges and down the roads towards the Tanaro plain, among vineyards, hazelnut orchards and fields.
The municipality has attracted families in recent years. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,349 residents (2023), up 6.0% from 2,216 in 2011, and the average age is 43.4, well below the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo. Over-65s are 19.2%, against 25.1% provincially, and foreign residents 8.4%. Average incomes are also above the provincial level.
Location counts. Alba and Bra, with their businesses and services, are a short drive away, and in Monticello you find detached houses with gardens. Buyers will mostly see houses built in recent decades in the newer parts, and a few older ones in the core below the castle. There are 3 schools and 3 supermarkets on record.
The ground is uneven and sandy, as in much of the Roero: for a sloping plot or one near a bank, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the exact spot.
Earthquake risk is low. Monticello d'Alba is in seismic zone 4 under the Civil Protection classification, like 105 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. In a second-hand house, insulation and heating matter more, as climate zone E means cold, foggy winters. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the whole municipality.
Key points
- Roero hills between Alba and Bra, below the Roero castle
- 2,349 residents, up 6.0% since 2011
- Average age 43.4 against 46.3 in the province
- Seismic zone 4, low risk
Overview
Monticello d'Alba is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,349 residents, ranked 59 of 247 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monticello d'Alba 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 moderate 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 grown by 6.0%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monticello d'Alba declared an average taxable income of 25,837 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monticello d'Alba is in climate zone E, with 2,651 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 320 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monticello d'Alba has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.
There are 1.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).
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 14.7% of the land in Monticello d'Alba, 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
Monticello d'Alba 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 Monticello d'Alba.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monticello d'Alba: 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 Monticello d'Alba 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 32 inhabited census areas in Monticello d'Alba. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.2%
- fair 55.5%
- good 43.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 004142. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.