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Piasco: 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 Umberto I 1, Piasco.

Piasco, the mouth of the Valle Varaita near Saluzzo

Piasco lies where the Valle Varaita opens onto the plain around Saluzzo, about ten kilometres from the town. The village is on the valley floor, along the Varaita stream, surrounded by orchards, meadows and the first wooded slopes of the mountains. Piasco's name is also linked to harps: a harp maker known around the world is based here, with a museum devoted to the instrument. Cuneo is about half an hour by car.

Buyers find village houses and farmsteads on the flat, newer detached homes on the edges and some stone houses higher up towards the hamlets. It is a quiet market, with prices lower than in Saluzzo, suited to people working in the area or looking for a house with land. Near the Varaita and the canals, the report checks the official flood maps; on the slopes, gradient and landslide maps for the address.

There are 2,762 residents (2023), down 2.1% since 2011. The average age is 47.1, a little above the province of Cuneo (46.3), people over 65 make up 27.2% and foreign residents 7.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Piasco is in seismic zone 3, like 140 other municipalities in the province of Cuneo, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.129 g. For a farmhouse or stone house, ask whether the roof and floors have been redone and under which permits.

The climate is zone E in the Italian classification, with cold winters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the parcel.

Key points

  • Mouth of the Valle Varaita, near Saluzzo
  • Orchards on the flat, hamlets on the slopes
  • 2,762 residents, down 2.1% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration 0.129 g

Overview

Piasco is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,762 residents, ranked 50 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piasco 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 0.129 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 2.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piasco declared an average taxable income of 23,122 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Piasco is in climate zone E, with 2,910 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 480 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piasco has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 12.7% of the land in Piasco, 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

Piasco 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 Piasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Piasco: 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 Piasco 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 32 inhabited census areas in Piasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 78 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.9%
  • good 58.4%
  • very good 39.7%

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 004166. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.