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Roddi: 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 Cavour 1, Roddi.

Roddi, a castle and hills on the edge of Alba

Roddi lies at the foot of the Langhe, just outside Alba, between the Tanaro plain and the first hills of the Barolo vineyards. The old centre clusters around the castle on top of the hill, while the lower part has grown with newer homes and businesses linked to the Alba area. The village is also known for its school that trains truffle dogs.

Being so close to Alba explains a lot: Roddi is a place from which people reach work in town in a few minutes, and declared incomes are well above the average for the province of Cuneo. The market offers houses in the old village, villas in the lower part and farmhouses among the vines, where farmland and the landscape protection rules of the Langhe often come into play. On the hill, slope and access to the house deserve close attention.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,579 residents in 2023, up 2.1% on 2011. The average age of 45.8 is slightly below the provincial figure (46.3), and foreign residents make up 7.1%.

Roddi is in seismic zone 4, like 105 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.050 g. The risk is low; in older houses the roof, damp and services matter more.

Two things to check at the address: on the plain, closeness to the Tanaro and the official flood maps; on the hill, the landslide maps for the slopes. The report reads both, and the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • At the foot of the Langhe, just outside Alba.
  • Incomes well above the provincial average.
  • Population up 2.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4: check the Tanaro and slopes.

Overview

Roddi is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,579 residents, ranked 85 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roddi 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 0.050 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 grown by 2.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roddi declared an average taxable income of 33,701 euros, above the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roddi is in climate zone E, with 2,607 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 284 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roddi has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 healthcare facilities.

There are 1.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 14.8% of the land in Roddi, 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

Roddi 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 low. 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 Roddi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roddi: 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 Roddi 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 23 inhabited census areas in Roddi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 12.0%
  • fair 88.0%

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 004194. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.