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Piobesi d'Alba: 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: Localita' Catena Rossa 1, Piobesi d'Alba.

Piobesi d'Alba, the Roero hills next door to Alba

Piobesi d'Alba is a small municipality in the Roero, in the first hills west of Alba, on the left bank of the Tanaro. Alba is a few kilometres away and works as the home town for residents: jobs, schools, the hospital and shops are all there. Around the village are vineyards, hazelnut orchards and a flatter strip towards the river with business premises and newer houses.

The municipality has grown in recent years: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,442 residents in 2023, up 15.5% from 1,248 in 2011. The population is younger than the province of Cuneo as a whole: an average age of 43.5 against 46.3, with over-65s at 20.7%. Foreign residents make up 5.3%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Buyers will find detached and terraced houses built in recent decades, homes in the old core and farmhouses among the vines. For newer buildings, ask for the energy rating and the certificate of habitability; for farmhouses, the roof, damp and access matter most. This is climate zone E, with cold winters and fog on the lower ground.

Piobesi is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, like 105 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.048 g.

On the lower land towards the Tanaro, the report checks the official flood maps for the address, and on the hills the landslide maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • First Roero hills, a few kilometres from Alba.
  • Population up 15.5% since 2011.
  • Average age of 43.5, below the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.048 g.

Overview

Piobesi d'Alba is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,442 residents, ranked 90 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piobesi d'Alba 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 grown by 15.5%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piobesi d'Alba declared an average taxable income of 29,579 euros, above the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Piobesi d'Alba is in climate zone E, with 2,556 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 194 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piobesi d'Alba 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 16.3% of the land in Piobesi d'Alba, 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

Piobesi d'Alba 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 Piobesi d'Alba.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Piobesi d'Alba: 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 Piobesi d'Alba 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 14 inhabited census areas in Piobesi d'Alba. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 48.0%
  • good 52.0%

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 004168. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.