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Roccaforte Mondovì: 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 Alpi 1, Roccaforte Mondovì.

Roccaforte Mondovì, the Ellero valley and Lurisia

Roccaforte Mondovì covers the Ellero valley, which climbs from the plain around Mondovì towards the Ligurian Alps. The municipality also includes Lurisia, the hamlet known for its spa and mineral water. Mondovì is a few kilometres away and is where people go for work, secondary schools, the hospital and the train; Cuneo is within driving distance.

The valley changes a lot as it rises. Lower down, near the main village, there are houses and detached homes on gentle ground, handy for anyone working in Mondovì; higher up the hamlets get smaller, with stone houses, narrow lanes and long winters. The climate zone is E. Buying in a mountain hamlet means budgeting for heating, snow and a few extra kilometres to reach services.

According to Istat, the Italian national statistics office, there were 2,111 residents in 2023, down 1.7% on 2011, so almost stable. The average age is 47.8, against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 27.2%. Foreign residents account for 9.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes the municipality is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.095 g, a medium to low value. In stone houses, check the roof, the timber floors and how the walls are tied together.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report starts from the address, finds the plot and shows the official landslide and flood maps, which are useful in a valley with steep sides and a mountain stream.

Key points

  • Municipality of the Ellero valley, with the spa hamlet of Lurisia.
  • Mondovì close by for work, schools and trains.
  • 2,111 residents in 2023, average age 47.8.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.095 g.

Overview

Roccaforte Mondovì is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,111 residents, ranked 71 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccaforte Mondovì 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 0.095 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccaforte Mondovì declared an average taxable income of 21,874 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccaforte Mondovì is in climate zone E, with 2,862 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 574 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccaforte Mondovì has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 2.1% of the land in Roccaforte Mondovì, 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

Roccaforte Mondovì 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 Roccaforte Mondovì.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccaforte Mondovì: 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 Roccaforte Mondovì 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 46 inhabited census areas in Roccaforte Mondovì. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 78.5%
  • good 21.5%

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 004190. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.