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Priola: 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: Via Luigi Cadorna 1, Priola.

Priola, river and woods in the upper Tanaro valley

Drive up the Tanaro valley from Ceva towards Garessio and you cross the territory of Priola, a municipality squeezed between the river and wooded slopes. Life centres on a narrow valley floor, with hamlets scattered higher up, and for most services people rely on the other valley towns and on Ceva.

Buying here means choosing between two quite different settings. Houses on the valley floor are handy for the road but close to the Tanaro, so the flood map is the first thing to check. Those in the hamlets have more space and more sun, but narrow roads and slopes that need checking against the official landslide maps. The report runs both checks for the address, as well as measuring elevation and slope.

The population is shrinking: 627 residents in 2023, 12.8% fewer than at the 2011 census, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. It is also older than average, with an estimated mean age of 50.5 against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and over-65s at 32.7% against 25.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average and winters are cold (climate zone E), both worth bearing in mind when you budget for heating.

Earthquake hazard is moderate. Priola is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 141 of the 247 municipalities in the province, while the other 106 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.079 g. With a stone house it is still worth having the walls and roof inspected before completion.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes Priola's cadastral maps, so the report can trace an address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Valley village on the Tanaro, with hamlets on the slopes.
  • 627 residents, 12.8% fewer than in 2011.
  • Average age 50.5, against 46.3 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.079 g.

Overview

Priola is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 627 residents, ranked 139 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Priola 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 0.079 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 12.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Priola declared an average taxable income of 21,379 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Priola is in climate zone E, with 2,981 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 537 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Priola has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 2.7% of the land in Priola, 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

Priola 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 Priola.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Priola: 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 Priola 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 18 inhabited census areas in Priola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 49 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 65.5%
  • fair 34.5%

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 004177. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.