Sommariva del Bosco: 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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Sommariva del Bosco, farmland between Bra and Carmagnola
Sommariva del Bosco is a town on the Cuneo plain near the border with the province of Turin, at about three hundred metres, where the countryside starts to rise towards the Roero hills. Bra is roughly ten kilometres to the south, Carmagnola about the same distance to the north, and Turin around forty. The centre keeps its castle and the streets of the old village, surrounded by fields, farmsteads, livestock farms and a small business area.
People who work in Bra or around Turin often choose it for a detached house with a garden at lower prices than in the city. Much of the housing is villas and converted farm buildings. Before buying a traditional cascina, work out the costs carefully: large roofs, thick walls that hold damp, wiring and heating to redo. The climate is zone E on the Italian scale, with cold, foggy winters.
At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, recorded 6,274 residents, down 1.9% since 2011. The town is still a little younger than the province of Cuneo as a whole: average age 45.9 against 46.3, with 23.9% over 65 against 25.1%. Households average 2.32 people and foreign residents are 10.4%.
Earthquake hazard is modest. The province is split between zones 3 and 4 of the Civil Protection scale, where 1 is the most hazardous: Sommariva is in zone 3 with 140 other municipalities, and expected ground acceleration in the town is low, about 0.057 g. For a purchase here, energy rating and the state of the roof usually matter more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report works back from the address to the land parcel and checks the official flood maps for the canals and streams of the plain at that spot.
Key points
- Cuneo plain, about ten kilometres from both Bra and Carmagnola.
- Average age 45.9, below the provincial 46.3.
- Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration of about 0.057 g.
- Farmhouses and villas: energy rating and roofs matter more than quakes.
Overview
Sommariva del Bosco is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 6,274 residents, among the most populous in the province (18 of 247).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sommariva del Bosco 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 0.057 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 resident population has fallen by 1.9%. 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 10.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sommariva del Bosco declared an average taxable income of 24,055 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sommariva del Bosco is in climate zone E, with 2,624 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 298 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sommariva del Bosco has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.
There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.1).
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 8.8% of the land in Sommariva del Bosco, 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
Sommariva del Bosco 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 Sommariva del Bosco.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sommariva del Bosco: 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 Sommariva del Bosco 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 59 inhabited census areas in Sommariva del Bosco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.4%
- fair 60.4%
- good 38.3%
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 004222. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.