Niella Belbo: 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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Niella Belbo, Alta Langa above the Belbo valley
In the Alta Langa, the upper part of the Langhe hills in Piedmont, the land rises almost to eight hundred metres, vineyards give way to hazelnut groves, woods and meadows, and villages sit on the ridges. Niella Belbo is one of them, on the crest above the Belbo valley, with its centre on the ridge and farmhouses scattered across the slopes. Alba and the wine-growing Langhe are further north by car; for basic services people go to the nearby villages of the Alta Langa.
Buying here means choosing space and quiet. The market consists of Langa stone farmhouses, often with land and a hazelnut grove, and village houses. When buying, the state of the roof and stone walls matters, as does access on snowy days (the climate zone is F, and at this height winter is long) and utility connections for isolated farmhouses. If there is a hazelnut grove, find out who farms it and on what terms.
Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 325 residents in 2023, against 401 in 2011, a fall of 19.0%. The estimated average age is 54.4, against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and 35.4% of residents are over 65, compared with 25.1% across the province. Foreign residents make up 9.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Niella Belbo is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection scale, like 106 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.053 g. In an old farmhouse, the roof, beams and foundations matter more.
The marl and sandstone of the Langhe can slip on slopes, especially after long spells of rain. The report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address and finds the land parcel with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Alta Langa, on the ridge above the Belbo valley.
- Farmhouses with hazelnuts: check access, roof and terms.
- Average age 54.4, with 35.4% over 65.
- Seismic zone 4, the lowest, acceleration about 0.053 g.
Overview
Niella Belbo is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 325 residents, ranked 176 of 247 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Niella Belbo 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 0.053 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 fallen by 19.0%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (46). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Niella Belbo declared an average taxable income of 21,767 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Niella Belbo is in climate zone F, with 3,288 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 785 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Niella Belbo has 1 school 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 3.8% of the land in Niella Belbo, 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
Niella Belbo 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 Niella Belbo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Niella Belbo: 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 Niella Belbo 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 8 inhabited census areas in Niella Belbo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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
- 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 004150. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.