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Roccavione: 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 Barale 1, Roccavione.

Roccavione, gateway to the valleys above Cuneo

Roccavione stands where the Cuneo plain ends and the mountains begin, at the mouth of the Vermenagna valley, on the road climbing to Limone Piemonte and the Col de Tende. The town is at around 650 metres with the Maritime Alps behind it, some twenty minutes' drive from Cuneo.

It is a place to live for people working in Cuneo and Borgo San Dalmazzo, and a handy base for skiing and walking in the valleys. Buyers find stone houses in the centre, villas and newer flats towards the valley floor, and some old houses in the higher hamlets. Winters here are long and cold (climate zone F), so insulation, windows and heating weigh heavily on the running costs of a home.

The population is 2,597 (2023 figure from Istat, the national statistics office), down 9.7% since 2011. Over-65s make up 27.3%, just above the provincial average of 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 8.6%. Average incomes are lower than in the province as a whole.

The seismic zone is 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.144 g. The southern Cuneo area feels earthquakes from the Maritime Alps, so in a masonry house it is worth checking floors, roof and the ties between walls.

In the mountains, streams and slopes matter. For each address the report checks elevation, gradient and the official landslide and flood maps, and measures distances to services.

Key points

  • At the mouth of the Vermenagna valley, towards the Col de Tende.
  • About twenty minutes' drive from Cuneo.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.144 g.
  • Long winters: insulation and heating drive running costs.

Overview

Roccavione is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,597 residents, ranked 55 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccavione 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 9.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccavione declared an average taxable income of 21,907 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccavione is in climate zone F, with 3,116 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 646 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccavione has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 8.4% of the land in Roccavione, 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

Roccavione is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Roccavione.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccavione: 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 Roccavione 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 33 inhabited census areas in Roccavione. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.5%
  • fair 13.4%
  • good 85.1%

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 004192. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.