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Rocchetta Belbo: 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 Roma 1, Rocchetta Belbo.

Rocchetta Belbo, on the floor of the Belbo valley in the Langhe

The Belbo runs down from the Langhe towards the Asti area through a narrow valley, with villages on the valley floor and hills rising steeply on either side. Rocchetta Belbo is one of them, at around two hundred and seventy metres, with its centre on the valley floor and farmsteads on the slopes. The valley road links the village to the larger towns in the valley, which have shops and services, and Alba remains the reference for work, secondary schools and the hospital.

In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 157 residents, 24 fewer than the 181 of 2011, a fall of 13.3%. The estimated average age is 51.3, against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, over-65s make up 29.3% and foreign residents 5.1%. Declared incomes are below the average for the Cuneo area.

In Rocchetta Belbo the position of the house matters more than anything else. A home on the valley floor has easy roads and closer services but should be assessed in relation to the river; a farmhouse on the hill gets more sun and views, but steeper access and slopes to check. Either way the basic checks are roof, damp and wiring and plumbing, and in climate zone E heating is a cost to estimate carefully.

On earthquakes the picture is calm. Rocchetta Belbo is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 106 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.048 g. For water and slopes the report reads the official flood and landslide maps at the exact address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, so the report links the house to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Valley-floor village on the Belbo, in the Langhe.
  • 157 residents in 2023, down 13.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 51.3; foreign residents 5.1%.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 106 municipalities around Cuneo.

Overview

Rocchetta Belbo is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 157 residents, ranked 212 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocchetta Belbo is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 106 of 247 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.048 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 13.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocchetta Belbo declared an average taxable income of 20,392 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rocchetta Belbo is in climate zone E, with 2,654 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 273 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 6.5% of the land in Rocchetta Belbo, 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

Rocchetta Belbo is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 Rocchetta Belbo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocchetta Belbo: 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 Rocchetta Belbo 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 5 inhabited census areas in Rocchetta Belbo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 004193. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.