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Polonghera: 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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Polonghera, flat farmland on the border with the Turin area

At the far northern edge of the province of Cuneo, where the plain runs on uninterrupted into the Turin plain, Polonghera is a small municipality of fields, farmsteads and rows of poplars. The landscape is that of the great Piedmont plain, flat and farmed, crossed by rivers flowing down from the valleys towards the Po.

Location matters to residents. Turin and the towns on its southern fringe can be reached by car for work, and for everyday services people use the larger towns of the area. The market offers detached houses, small villas and farmhouses to restore, with plenty of outdoor space. The report measures distances to shops, schools and the pharmacy from the house, and for properties near rivers it checks the official flood maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,121 residents in 2023, down 6.0% on 2011. The estimated average age of 48.6 is above the provincial 46.3, and over-65s make up 29.8%. Foreign residents account for 10.6%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average, slightly above it.

Earthquake hazard is moderate. In the province of Cuneo, 141 municipalities are in zone 3 and 106 in zone 4 of the Civil Protection Department's classification; Polonghera is in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.081 g. For a brick farmhouse that needs renovating, have the walls and roof assessed before buying, because structural work changes the final bill a lot.

Winters are those of climate zone E, cold and often foggy. Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Plain at the northern tip of the province of Cuneo, towards Turin.
  • Population down 6.0% since 2011; over-65s at 29.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.081 g.
  • Farmhouses to restore: have walls and roof assessed first.

Overview

Polonghera is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,121 residents, ranked 103 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Polonghera is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. 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 0.081 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 6.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Polonghera declared an average taxable income of 25,187 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Polonghera is in climate zone E, with 2,619 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 245 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Polonghera has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

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 7.2% of the land in Polonghera, 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

Polonghera 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 Polonghera.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Polonghera: 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 Polonghera 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 Polonghera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 99.0%

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 004171. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.