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Scarnafigi: 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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Scarnafigi, flat farmland between Saluzzo and Savigliano

Scarnafigi is a lowland village in the province of Cuneo, in the countryside between Saluzzo and Savigliano, where farming still shapes the land: orchards, maize, livestock and farmsteads scattered around the centre. The ground is flat and provincial roads reach the nearby towns quickly, while Cuneo and Turin are within driving distance.

The housing market is typical of Piedmont's farming villages. The centre has village houses with courtyards, often on two floors, and small blocks of flats; outside there are large farmsteads, sometimes in need of restoration, and newer detached houses. For a farmstead, check the roofs, haylofts and services, and ask which parts are registered as dwellings and which as rural buildings. The climate zone is E, with cold, foggy winters.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,100 residents in 2023, up 0.3% on 2011, so the village is stable. The average age is 44.9, lower than the 46.3 of the province of Cuneo, and over-65s make up 23.2%. Foreign residents account for 13.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes Scarnafigi is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.096 g. In solid brick farmsteads, the point to look at is how sound the roofs and floors are, especially where extensions were added over time.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report finds the plot from the address and shows the official flood maps, useful on a plain crossed by canals and streams.

Key points

  • Farming village on the plain between Saluzzo and Savigliano.
  • 2,100 residents in 2023, stable since 2011.
  • Average age 44.9, foreign residents at 13.0%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.096 g.

Overview

Scarnafigi is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,100 residents, ranked 72 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Scarnafigi is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. 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 0.096 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 13.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Scarnafigi declared an average taxable income of 22,273 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Scarnafigi is in climate zone E, with 2,682 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 296 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Scarnafigi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 healthcare facilities.

There are 1.4 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 7.2% of the land in Scarnafigi, 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

Scarnafigi 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 contaminated sites in Scarnafigi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Scarnafigi: 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 Scarnafigi 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 46 inhabited census areas in Scarnafigi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 23.7%
  • good 29.4%
  • very good 46.9%

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 004217. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.