Serralunga d'Alba: 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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Serralunga d'Alba, the castle and the Barolo vineyards
Serralunga d'Alba's outline is recognisable from far away: a long village on a Langhe ridge, dominated by its fourteenth-century castle, with vineyards falling away on both sides. It is one of the municipalities where Barolo is made and is part of the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato vineyard landscape on the Unesco World Heritage list. Alba, to the north, is the reference town.
The property market here is tied to wine and tourism. Houses in the village itself are few, farmhouses are often attached to wine estates, and vineyard land has a value of its own that should be assessed separately from the house. If you are buying a property with vines, have a surveyor check the planting rights and the land's zoning as well. Many visitors come for the wineries: 14 bars and restaurants are recorded.
In 2023 there were 495 residents, down 5.5% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 46.3 matches the province (46.3), and over-65s make up 23.8%. Foreign residents account for 16.2%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.
Earthquake hazard is low. Serralunga d'Alba is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 106 of the 247 municipalities in the province of Cuneo, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.051 g. In stone and brick houses, damp, the roof and the quality of past renovations matter more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, so the report traces the land parcel from the address. On the steep Langhe slopes the report checks the address against the official landslide maps.
Key points
- Langhe ridge with a 14th-century castle, in Barolo country.
- Part of the Unesco vineyard landscape of Langhe, Roero and Monferrato.
- 495 residents, foreign residents at 16.2%.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.051 g.
Overview
Serralunga d'Alba is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 495 residents, ranked 154 of 247 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Serralunga d'Alba 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 0.051 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 fallen by 5.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 16.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Serralunga d'Alba declared an average taxable income of 25,519 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Serralunga d'Alba is in climate zone E, with 2,828 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 414 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Serralunga d'Alba has 1 pharmacy.
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 7.0% of the land in Serralunga d'Alba, 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
Serralunga d'Alba 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 Serralunga d'Alba.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Serralunga d'Alba: 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 Serralunga d'Alba 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 16 inhabited census areas in Serralunga d'Alba. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.9%
- fair 99.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 004218. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.