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Sommariva Perno: 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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For example: Frazione Rossi 1, Sommariva Perno.

Sommariva Perno, Roero hills between Bra and Alba

On the left bank of the Tanaro, between Bra and Alba, lie the Roero hills, where vineyards, orchards and woods alternate with sandy cliffs carved by erosion, known locally as rocche. Sommariva Perno is one of the villages here: the centre gathers on a hill around the castle, and the land opens out into small hamlets and scattered houses.

Roero is wine country, starting with Arneis, and quality farming, and tourism built around wine and the hills has grown over the years. For buyers the choice runs from a house in the village centre to a farmhouse with land, via recent detached homes. Bra and Alba are the references for work and services and are reached by car. On the slopes, gradient and winter access deserve a close look, and the report measures the slope of the plot and checks the official landslide maps.

Istat, Italy's statistics office, counts 2,671 residents (2023), down 5.6% since 2011. The average age is 47.4 against 46.3 in the province of Cuneo, with over-65s at 26.0%. Foreign residents make up 5.8%, often linked to farm work.

Earthquakes carry little weight. Sommariva Perno is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, like 105 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.050 g. For a brick or stone farmhouse, check the roof, damp in the walls and the state of the wiring and heating.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Roero hills between Bra and Alba, home of Arneis
  • 2,671 residents, down 5.6% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.050 g
  • Farmhouses with land and hillside homes

Overview

Sommariva Perno is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,671 residents, ranked 52 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sommariva Perno 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 0.050 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 5.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sommariva Perno declared an average taxable income of 25,896 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sommariva Perno is in climate zone E, with 2,797 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 389 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sommariva Perno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.1 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 11.6% of the land in Sommariva Perno, 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 Perno 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 Perno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sommariva Perno: 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 Perno 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 48 inhabited census areas in Sommariva Perno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 61.8%
  • good 38.2%

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 004223. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.