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Pocapaglia: 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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Pocapaglia, the sandy Roero hills near Bra

Pocapaglia is a municipality in the Roero, the hill country on the left bank of the Tanaro, a short distance from Bra. The landscape is sandy hills, woods, vineyards and orchards, and in places the "rocche", steep walls carved by erosion, one of the most recognisable features of this part of Piedmont. The village centre is on high ground, with houses and farmsteads spread over ridges and slopes.

For buyers, Pocapaglia combines countryside with closeness to a town with services such as Bra, while Alba and Cuneo are a drive away. The market offers farmhouses, detached houses with gardens and village homes, usually at lower prices than in the better-known Langhe. Roads are hilly and winding, and for isolated houses think about the real distance to services.

The village is holding up well: 3,314 residents in 2023, down 0.5% since 2011, practically stable. It is young too, with an average age of 44.5 against 46.3 in the province and over-65s at 22.5% against 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 3.6%. Average declared incomes are above the Cuneo average.

Seismic risk is low: Pocapaglia is in zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, like 105 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.053 g. For hillside houses, the report checks elevation, gradient and the official landslide maps for the address.

Key points

  • Sandy Roero hills, a short distance from Bra.
  • A stable, young population: average age 44.5.
  • Incomes above the Cuneo provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.053 g.

Overview

Pocapaglia is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,314 residents, ranked 42 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pocapaglia 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 0.053 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (46). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pocapaglia declared an average taxable income of 26,943 euros, above the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pocapaglia is in climate zone E, with 2,727 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 381 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pocapaglia has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 10.6% of the land in Pocapaglia, 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

Pocapaglia 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 Pocapaglia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pocapaglia: 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 Pocapaglia 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 39 inhabited census areas in Pocapaglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.5%
  • fair 96.5%

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 004170. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.