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Pamparato: 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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Pamparato, in Val Casotto between Mondovì and the Ligurian Alps

Pamparato lies in Val Casotto, one of the valleys of the Mondovì area that climb towards the Ligurian Alps, at over eight hundred metres. The village has an old stone centre and several hamlets scattered among beech and chestnut woods and mountain meadows. You get there by driving up the valley from Mondovì on a long, winding road.

The population is very old and there are many second homes, but the village still has a grocery shop, some school facilities and a few places to eat. For the hospital and full services you go down to Mondovì or Ceva. Buyers here have to reckon with climate zone F, long snowy winters, and so with roofs, insulation and heating that need careful checking.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 252 residents in 2023, 77 fewer than the 329 of 2011, a fall of 23.4%. The estimated average age is 60.4, against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 49.2% compared with 25.1% provincially. Foreign residents account for 3.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 141 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.082 g in the built-up area. For a stone house, ask about structural work and check how the walls are tied to the roof. On mountain slopes the report gives the slope and the official landslide maps for the address, together with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Val Casotto village, above eight hundred metres.
  • 252 residents in 2023, down 23.4% since 2011.
  • Average age 60.4, over-65s at 49.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.082 g.

Overview

Pamparato is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 252 residents, ranked 190 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pamparato 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 0.082 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 23.4%. The estimated average age is 60 years, higher than the province average (46). 49% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pamparato declared an average taxable income of 21,841 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pamparato is in climate zone F, with 3,327 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 816 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pamparato has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 1.7% of the land in Pamparato, 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

Pamparato 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 Pamparato.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pamparato: 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 Pamparato 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 15 inhabited census areas in Pamparato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 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

ISTAT code 004159. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.