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Oncino: 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 Serre 1, Oncino.

Oncino, a side valley of the upper Valle Po

Oncino occupies a side valley off the upper Valle Po, in the Monviso area, with stone hamlets scattered from twelve hundred metres upwards. It is mountain country of Occitan culture, with summer pastures, woods and narrow roads that call for patience in winter. For services and schools you go down to the lower valley and the plain around Saluzzo.

People buying in Oncino are almost always after a hamlet house, to live in during summer or to do up at their own pace. Before an offer, have a surveyor look at the roof, floors, damp and services, and ask about utility connections, waste water and the rules on restoration. This is climate zone F, so heating and insulation weigh heavily on costs.

There are 86 residents in 2023, against 82 at the 2011 census, a rise of 4.9%. The estimated average age is 51.6, and over-65s make up 27.9%, slightly above the 25.1% for the province of Cuneo. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Oncino is in seismic zone 3, on the scale set by the Civil Protection Department, together with 140 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.135 g. In stone houses, the useful question is about the ties between walls and floors and any work already done on the roof.

In Alpine side valleys, natural hazards change from hamlet to hamlet. The report reads the official landslide and flood maps at the address and, with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • Stone hamlets in a side valley of the upper Valle Po.
  • Residents up 4.9% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 27.9%, against 25.1% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.135 g.

Overview

Oncino is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 86 residents, among the smallest in the province (231 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Oncino 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 0.135 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 grown by 4.9%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Oncino declared an average taxable income of 16,550 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Oncino is in climate zone F, with 3,828 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,220 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Oncino has 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 0.4% of the land in Oncino, 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

Oncino 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 Oncino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Oncino: 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 Oncino 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 11 inhabited census areas in Oncino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 18.4%
  • good 81.6%

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 004154. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.