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Pietraporzio: 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 Saretto 1, Pietraporzio.

Pietraporzio, upper Valle Stura on the road to the Maddalena pass

The main road that climbs to the Colle della Maddalena pass and on into France runs through Pietraporzio, in the upper Valle Stura di Demonte. The village sits above twelve hundred metres in a deep valley walled by rock faces, its hamlets strung out along the road and the Stura river.

Being on a through route cuts both ways. The road is kept open and gets you to the larger villages down the valley and to Cuneo in reasonable time; on the other hand traffic, including lorries, can be heard in houses facing the road. Buyers should look at where a house sits in relation to the road and the river, as well as the state of the roof and the heating. This is climate zone F, the coldest band in Italy's heating classification, with long, snowy winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 68 residents in 2023, 25.3% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 55.9, against a provincial average of 46.3, and over-65s make up 42.6% against 25.1%. Declared incomes are below the Cuneo average.

Pietraporzio is in seismic zone 3, like 140 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.127 g. For stone houses, a surveyor's inspection of the walls and floors before signing is worthwhile.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. In a narrow valley like this, avalanches, landslides and Stura floods are the hazards to check for the individual house on the official maps.

Key points

  • Upper Valle Stura, on the main road to the Colle della Maddalena.
  • 68 residents in 2023, down 25.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 55.9 against 46.3 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.127 g.

Overview

Pietraporzio is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 68 residents, among the smallest in the province (240 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pietraporzio 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 0.127 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 25.3%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (46). 43% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pietraporzio declared an average taxable income of 19,746 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pietraporzio is in climate zone F, with 3,860 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,246 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Pietraporzio 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 0.3% of the land in Pietraporzio, 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

Pietraporzio 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 Pietraporzio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pietraporzio: 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 Pietraporzio 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 8 inhabited census areas in Pietraporzio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 61.6%
  • good 38.4%

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 004167. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.