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Piozzo: 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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Piozzo, the pumpkin village between the Cuneo plain and the Langhe

Every autumn Piozzo fills with pumpkins of every shape and colour for the fair that has made the village known well beyond the province of Cuneo. For the rest of the year it is a small farming centre on the first hills, where the Cuneo plain starts to rise towards the Langhe, with fields, orchards, hazel groves and the odd vineyard.

For house hunters, Piozzo mainly offers detached houses, small villas and farmhouses in the surrounding countryside, with a compact centre that has the basic services. Most jobs are outside the village, in businesses on the plain and in nearby towns such as Carrù, Fossano and Mondovì, all reachable by car. The climate is zone E, with cold winters and fog on the plain.

The population has fallen only slightly: 980 residents in 2023, 2.7% fewer than the 1,007 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.5, almost identical to the provincial 46.3, and over-65s make up 25.1%, the same as the province. Foreign residents are 4.3%, and households average 2.21 people. The village has 2 food shops and supermarkets and 7 bars and restaurants.

The province of Cuneo is split between two seismic zones, as classified by the Civil Protection Department. Piozzo is in zone 4, the calmer of the two, with 105 other municipalities, while 141 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is 0.060 g. For a farmhouse, the roof, damp and the services matter more.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are available, and from the address the report finds the land parcel and checks the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • The pumpkin fair village, on the first hills towards the Langhe.
  • 980 residents in 2023, 2.7% fewer than in 2011.
  • Average age 46.5, the same as the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.060 g.

Overview

Piozzo is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 980 residents, ranked 109 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piozzo 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 0.060 g, a moderate 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piozzo declared an average taxable income of 22,023 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Piozzo is in climate zone E, with 2,721 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 327 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piozzo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 7.1% of the land in Piozzo, 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

Piozzo 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 Piozzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Piozzo: 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 Piozzo 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 24 inhabited census areas in Piozzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 29.6%
  • good 70.4%

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 004169. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.