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Rodello: 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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Rodello, a Langhe village south of Alba

The Langhe hills around Alba are covered in vineyards and hazel groves, and Rodello sits on one of their ridges, above 500 metres, south of the town. From here the view takes in rows of vines, farmhouses and small woods in the valley bottoms. Alba, with jobs in industry and wine, the hospital and schools, is where people go for almost everything, and it is a short drive away.

For buyers, Rodello offers village houses, farmhouses with land and detached houses built in recent decades. In the Langhe, a farmhouse overlooking vineyards sells in a market that also draws buyers from outside Italy; the report shows the local price band for the address, which helps when weighing up asking prices. Ridge roads are narrow and steep, something to bear in mind in winter.

There were 970 residents in 2023, down 3.4% from 1,004 in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.7, a little above the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 26.3%. Households average 2.31 people and foreign residents are 8.6%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: Rodello is in seismic zone 4, as classified by the Civil Protection Department, like 106 of the 247 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is 0.049 g. On the marl and clay hills of the Langhe, slope stability matters more, and the report checks it against the official landslide maps for each address.

Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency for the whole municipality: from the address, the report finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • Ridge village in the Langhe, south of Alba.
  • Vineyards, hazel groves and farmhouses with land.
  • 970 residents in 2023, down 3.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.049 g.

Overview

Rodello is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 970 residents, ranked 110 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rodello 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 0.049 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 3.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rodello declared an average taxable income of 25,923 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rodello is in climate zone E, with 2,981 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 537 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 7.5% of the land in Rodello, 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

Rodello 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 Rodello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rodello: 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 Rodello 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 14 inhabited census areas in Rodello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 42.4%
  • good 57.6%

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 004196. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.