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Rocca de' Baldi: 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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For example: Via Cavaliere Vincenzo Peirone 1, Rocca de' Baldi.

Rocca de' Baldi, a castle and farmland near Mondovì

Rocca de' Baldi lies in the Monregalese, the area around Mondovì, on a rise overlooking farmland crossed by streams flowing down from the Ligurian Alps towards the Cuneo plain. The old centre clusters around the castle, while the hamlets are scattered across a plain of maize, meadows and orchards.

It suits people who work in Mondovì or Cuneo and want space: villas, detached houses with a courtyard and farmsteads with land, some in need of restoration. For farmsteads, the usual checks apply to roofs, the land registry status of rural buildings and utility connections; for houses in the centre, to sloping access. In climate zone E winters are cold and heating costs count. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Cuneo.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,575 residents in 2023, down 7.2% on 2011. The average age of 46.4 is practically the same as the province (46.3), foreign residents make up 7.7% and households average 2.45 people.

The province of Cuneo has municipalities in seismic zones 3 and 4. Rocca de' Baldi is in zone 3, like 140 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.077 g. The risk is moderate; for an old masonry house, look at the floors, the roof and how the walls are tied together.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available. Between the hilltop centre and the hamlets on the plain, the report reads the slope and the official landslide and stream flood maps at the address.

Key points

  • Monregalese: centre around the castle, hamlets on the plain.
  • Villas and farmsteads for people working in Mondovì or Cuneo.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.077 g.
  • Population down 7.2% since 2011.

Overview

Rocca de' Baldi is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,575 residents, ranked 87 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocca de' Baldi 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 0.077 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocca de' Baldi declared an average taxable income of 23,210 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rocca de' Baldi is in climate zone E, with 2,828 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 414 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocca de' Baldi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 1.9 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.1).

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 6.4% of the land in Rocca de' Baldi, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Rocca de' Baldi 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 Rocca de' Baldi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocca de' Baldi: 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 Rocca de' Baldi 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 47 inhabited census areas in Rocca de' Baldi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 47.3%
  • good 52.7%

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 004189. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.