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Perletto: 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 Piana 1, Perletto.

Perletto, hazelnut groves above the Bormida valley

Perletto looks down on the valley of the Bormida di Millesimo from about four hundred and forty metres, a short way from Cortemilia. This is the Alta Langa: steep hills, woods, stone terraces and above all hazelnut groves, which have replaced many of the old crops. The village has a small centre and several farmsteads scattered over the slopes.

Cortemilia is where people go for shopping and everyday services, while for the hospital and secondary schools they head towards Alba or Acqui Terme on hill roads. House hunters mostly find old stone farmsteads, often with land, and a few homes renovated as second houses. With these buildings, the roof, walls set against the ground and the state of the terraces count most. The climate zone is E.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 253 residents in 2023, 52 fewer than the 305 of 2011, a fall of 17.0%. The estimated average age is 52.4, above the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 34.8% against 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 8.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low. Perletto is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 106 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.048 g. In the Langhe, ground stability weighs more, and the report shows the slope and the official landslide maps for the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available for the municipality.

Key points

  • Alta Langa village above the Bormida valley, near Cortemilia.
  • 253 residents in 2023, down 17.0% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 34.8%, against 25.1% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.048 g.

Overview

Perletto is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 253 residents, ranked 189 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Perletto 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 0.048 g, a low 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 17.0%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (46). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Perletto declared an average taxable income of 21,003 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Perletto is in climate zone E, with 2,868 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 446 metres above sea level.

Services

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 4.5% of the land in Perletto, 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

Perletto 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 Perletto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Perletto: 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 Perletto 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 Perletto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 004161. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.