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Roburent: 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 Provinciale 2, Roburent.

Roburent and San Giacomo, mountains above Mondovì

Roburent belongs to the mountain country of the Monregalese, the valleys climbing behind Mondovì towards the Ligurian Alps. The municipality has two sides: the main village, with the town hall at around 790 metres, and the hamlet of San Giacomo di Roburent, a small holiday resort with many second homes.

That split changes how you buy. In San Giacomo the stock is mostly flats in apartment blocks and small houses built for holidays: ask about service charges, the state of the roof and systems, and whether the building can be lived in during winter without surprises. This is climate zone F, so heating is a real cost. In the smaller hamlets, access, aspect and stone walls matter more.

The year-round community is small and elderly. In 2023 there were 482 residents, 6.0% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, with an average age of 54.3 against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo and over-65s at 38.6% against 25.1%. Foreign residents make up 5.6%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average. Bars, restaurants and cafés number 9, partly thanks to tourism.

Roburent is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 140 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.079 g. For a block of flats built for tourism, it helps to know the year it was designed.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report goes from the address to the land parcel and checks the official maps for landslide hazard on the slopes, which in the mountains changes from plot to plot.

Key points

  • Mountains of the Monregalese, with the resort of San Giacomo.
  • 482 residents in 2023, over-65s at 38.6%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.079 g.
  • Second homes: service charges, roof and winter use.

Overview

Roburent is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 482 residents, ranked 158 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roburent 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 6.0%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (46). 39% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roburent declared an average taxable income of 20,419 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roburent is in climate zone F, with 3,292 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 788 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 2.4% of the land in Roburent, 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

Roburent 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 Roburent.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roburent: 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 Roburent 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 25 inhabited census areas in Roburent. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 64.3%
  • good 35.7%

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 004186. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.