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Sinio: 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 Montelupo 1, Sinio.

Sinio, a ridge village in the Langhe

Sinio lies in the Langhe hills, in the province of Cuneo, in a landscape of narrow ridges, farmed slopes and woods. The village is gathered on the ridge, with farmhouses scattered across the slopes, and Alba is the reference town for work and services.

If you are looking for a home in the Langhe, here you will find a small village with few properties on the market: houses in the centre, farmhouses to restore and a few newer homes. Wine tourism has brought many holiday homes and guest houses to the area, and anyone buying to let should find out about the rules on short lets. For a farmhouse, have a surveyor check the legal status of the outbuildings, access, water supply and drainage.

In 2023 there were 485 residents, down 6.0% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 47.6 is close to the provincial 46.3; over-65s make up 26.0% and foreign residents 15.7%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: Sinio is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 106 of the 247 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.051 g in the built-up area. In stone and brick houses, damp, the roof and the quality of past renovations matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On the Langhe hills the slopes are steep and the official landslide maps need to be read for the exact spot: the report does this for every address.

Key points

  • Langhe ridge village, with Alba as the reference town.
  • 485 residents, down 6.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.051 g.
  • Farmhouses to restore: check outbuildings, water and drainage.

Overview

Sinio is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 485 residents, ranked 157 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sinio 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 6.0%. 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 15.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sinio declared an average taxable income of 23,813 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sinio is in climate zone E, with 2,758 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 357 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sinio has 1 school.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 5.6% of the land in Sinio, 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

Sinio 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 Sinio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sinio: 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 Sinio 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 9 inhabited census areas in Sinio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 004220. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.