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Tarantasca: 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 Vittorio Veneto 1, Tarantasca.

Tarantasca, farmland on the plain north of Cuneo

Tarantasca lies on the wide plain that opens out north of Cuneo, with the Maritime Alps and Monviso in the background on clear days. It is a country municipality made up of a compact centre, farmsteads and scattered hamlets among orchards, maize fields and livestock farms. Cuneo is close by and for many residents it is the place for work, hospital care and secondary schools.

The village has grown in recent years. Istat, the national statistics office, records 2,186 residents in 2023, up 8.8% since 2011, or 177 more people. The population is young: an average age of 42.2 against 46.3 for the province of Cuneo, 19.4% over 65, and households of 2.42 people on average. Foreign nationals make up 7.3%.

For buyers, the type of house matters more than the location. Alongside newer detached homes and small blocks there are rural houses and farmsteads in need of work, where the roof, damp walls and the state of the wiring and heating decide the final cost. The climate is that of the Piedmont plain, with cold winters and fog.

The province is split between two seismic zones: 141 municipalities in zone 3 and 106 in zone 4. Tarantasca is in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.121 g. With an older building, ask whether any structural work has been done.

The report starts from the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to find the plot. Flood hazard near the watercourses of the plain is shown there, point by point.

Key points

  • Country municipality on the plain north of Cuneo.
  • Population up 8.8% since 2011.
  • A young population: average age 42.2.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.121 g.

Overview

Tarantasca is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,186 residents, ranked 65 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tarantasca 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 0.121 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 grown by 8.8%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tarantasca declared an average taxable income of 22,009 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tarantasca is in climate zone E, with 2,874 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 451 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tarantasca has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 12.2% of the land in Tarantasca, 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

Tarantasca 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 Tarantasca.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tarantasca: 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 Tarantasca 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 33 inhabited census areas in Tarantasca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 27.9%
  • good 72.1%

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

ISTAT code 004225. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.