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Ostana: 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 Ciampetti 1, Ostana.

Ostana, stone hamlets facing Monviso

From Ostana, Monviso stands straight ahead in full view. The village lies on a slope of the upper Valle Po, at around twelve hundred and fifty metres, with hamlets of stone houses and slab roofs spread down the hillside. It is a valley of Occitan culture, and the valley floor leads towards Paesana and the plain around Saluzzo, where the main services are.

The most interesting figure for anyone looking at a house here is about people. In 2023 there were 89 residents, against 81 at the 2011 census: growth of 9.9%. The estimated average age is 46.0, over-65s make up 27.0% (against 25.1% in the province) and foreign residents 14.6%. Declared incomes are in line with the average for the province of Cuneo.

Hamlet houses for sale often need renovating, and restoration has to use materials and shapes in keeping with local architecture. Before signing, find out what the town's building rules allow, how you would reach the house in winter and what it costs to heat, since this is climate zone F.

Ostana is in seismic zone 3, on the scale set by the Civil Protection Department, like 140 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.135 g. In a stone house, the thing to check is how the roof and floors are tied into the walls, especially after renovation.

Slopes and streams need checking at the address: the report looks at landslides and flooding on the official maps and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Stone hamlets in the upper Valle Po, facing Monviso.
  • Residents up 9.9% since 2011.
  • Average age 46.0, foreign residents at 14.6%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.135 g.

Overview

Ostana is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 89 residents, among the smallest in the province (230 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ostana 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 9.9%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 14.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ostana declared an average taxable income of 24,942 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ostana is in climate zone F, with 3,865 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,250 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Ostana has 1 green area.

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 1.2% of the land in Ostana, 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

Ostana 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 medium. 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 Ostana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ostana: 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 Ostana 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 Ostana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 18.8%
  • good 81.2%

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 004156. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.