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Salmour: 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 Trinita' 1, Salmour.

Salmour, farmland on the Cuneo plain near Fossano

Salmour has not lost residents since 2011: at the end of 2023 there were 718, up 1.7% on the 706 of 2011. It is a farming village in the countryside not far from Fossano, with the town hall at about 390 metres, scattered farmsteads and fields all around. For work, secondary schools and services people rely on the nearby towns, a few minutes away by car.

The population is younger than the provincial average: a mean age of 44.9 against 46.3, and over-65s at 23.1% against 25.1%. Foreign residents make up 13.9% and households average 2.43 people. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

The housing on offer is typical of the Piedmont countryside: village houses with courtyards, farmhouses (cascine) to restore and a few newer detached homes. With a farmhouse, check the roof, rising damp, the systems and the access carefully; with climate zone E winters, insulation also counts in the budget. The report reads the official flood maps for the exact address along streams and canals.

Salmour is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, like 105 other municipalities in the province of Cuneo, which does have more exposed areas towards the mountains. The expected ground acceleration here is about 0.064 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report traces an address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • 718 residents, up 1.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.9, below the provincial 46.3.
  • Foreign residents at 13.9%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.064 g.

Overview

Salmour is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 718 residents, ranked 132 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salmour 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 0.064 g, a moderate 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 13.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salmour declared an average taxable income of 23,461 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Salmour is in climate zone E, with 2,657 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 391 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 8.2% of the land in Salmour, 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

Salmour 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 open contaminated sites in Salmour; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Salmour: 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 Salmour 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 25 inhabited census areas in Salmour. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 45.4%
  • good 54.6%

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 004202. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.