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Pradleves: 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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Pradleves, in the Valle Grana, Castelmagno cheese country

Pradleves is one of the three municipalities of the Valle Grana where Castelmagno is made, a mountain cheese with protected designation of origin named after the highest village in the valley. The village lies at about eight hundred and twenty metres on the valley floor of the Grana stream, with hamlets on the slopes among meadows and woods. For the hospital, secondary schools and offices people drive down to Caraglio and Cuneo.

There are still a few basic services in the village, but daily life needs a car. Houses are stone, often in hamlets reached by narrow roads, and many are second homes or inherited family houses. In climate zone F winter is long: before buying, insulation, the roof and sun exposure count for more than interior finishes.

In 2023 there were 238 residents, down 12.5% from 272 in 2011, according to Istat, Italy's statistics office. The estimated average age is 51.8, against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 36.1%. Foreign residents account for 10.5%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Pradleves is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 141 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.144 g. The Cuneo valleys near the French border have seismic activity worth taking seriously, so in stone houses have the connections between walls and floors checked. The valley floor and slopes should also be checked for floods and landslides, which the report does for the address. Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Valle Grana village in the Castelmagno cheese area.
  • 238 residents, down 12.5% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 36.1%; average age 51.8.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.144 g.

Overview

Pradleves is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 238 residents, ranked 192 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pradleves 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 0.144 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 12.5%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (46). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pradleves declared an average taxable income of 19,242 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pradleves is in climate zone F, with 3,334 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 822 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pradleves has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

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 1.1% of the land in Pradleves, 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

Pradleves 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 Pradleves.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pradleves: 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 Pradleves 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 7 inhabited census areas in Pradleves. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.0%
  • good 95.0%

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 004173. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.