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Moretta: 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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For example: Via Santuario 2, Moretta.

Moretta, farming plain between Saluzzo and Carmagnola

Moretta is a town on the northern plain of the province of Cuneo, on the border with the metropolitan city of Turin, in flat countryside of maize fields, meadows and cattle sheds, divided by irrigation channels. The local economy has always been tied to farming and livestock, with food-processing businesses in the area. Saluzzo, Racconigi and Carmagnola are the nearest towns, and Turin is under an hour's drive.

House hunters will mainly find detached homes, houses with a courtyard and old farmhouses, plus a few blocks of flats near the centre. There is no railway, so daily journeys are by car. The report measures the distance from the address to schools, pharmacies and shops, which is useful when the house is out in the countryside.

There are 4,083 residents in 2023, going by Istat (the national statistics office), 3.6% fewer than in 2011. By population Moretta ranks number 31 among the 247 municipalities of the province of Cuneo, one of the most fragmented in Italy. The average age is 46.8 and over-65s make up 26.2%; foreign residents account for 8.5%. Average incomes are in line with the province.

The province of Cuneo is split between zones 3 and 4 of the Civil Protection seismic classification: Moretta is in zone 3, with 141 municipalities, while the other 106 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.098 g. For farmhouses and converted barns, have the walls and roofs checked before you buy.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) land registry is published, and the report finds the plot from the address. On the plain, with irrigation channels nearby, flood hazard is read for the exact spot. Winters are cold and foggy, as in climate zone E.

Key points

  • Farming plain on the border between the Cuneo and Turin areas.
  • Number 31 by population of 247 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.098 g.
  • Detached houses and farmsteads; no railway, so a car is needed.

Overview

Moretta is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 4,083 residents, ranked 31 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Moretta 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 0.098 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 3.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Moretta declared an average taxable income of 25,222 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Moretta is in climate zone E, with 2,640 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 262 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Moretta has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 9.7% of the land in Moretta, 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

Moretta 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 open contaminated sites in Moretta; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Moretta: 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 Moretta 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 38 inhabited census areas in Moretta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 8.0%
  • good 92.0%

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 004143. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.