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Pagno: 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: Via Bonanate 1, Pagno.

Pagno, in the Bronda valley just behind Saluzzo

Saluzzo is very close, yet Pagno feels like a valley village: it sits at the mouth of the Valle Bronda, a small side valley in the hills around Saluzzo, at about three hundred and sixty metres. The village stretches along the valley road, with hamlets and scattered houses on the slopes.

Being so near Saluzzo weighs heavily in the choice: secondary schools, the hospital, shops and a good share of the jobs are there, a short drive away. Buyers in Pagno find detached houses with a garden or land, farmhouses and a few homes in the old core, in quieter surroundings than the town.

There were 581 residents in 2023, up 1.6% on the 572 of 2011: a small rise. The average age is 48.0, against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, while over-65s make up 25.0%, in line with the provincial 25.1%. 2.9% of residents are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In the province of Cuneo, 141 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 106 in zone 4; Pagno is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.130 g. The hazard is moderate: with an old stone or brick house, have an engineer check the load-bearing walls and floors.

The municipality is covered by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, so the report matches each address to its land parcel. Along the valley stream and on the slopes, flooding and landslides are checked on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Bronda valley village, a short drive from Saluzzo.
  • Residents up 1.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.130 g.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Pagno is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 581 residents, ranked 144 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pagno 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 0.130 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 1.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pagno declared an average taxable income of 21,655 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pagno is in climate zone E, with 2,762 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 362 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pagno has 2 schools 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 5.0% of the land in Pagno, 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

Pagno is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Pagno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pagno: 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 Pagno 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 10 inhabited census areas in Pagno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 7.5%
  • good 92.5%

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 004158. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.