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Valgrana: 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: Frazione Cavaliggi 1, Valgrana.

Valgrana, in the lower Grana valley near Cuneo

Driving up from Cuneo into the Grana valley, known for the Castelmagno cheese made further up, you reach Valgrana in the lower stretch, where the plain has just given way to slopes. The village lies along the Grana stream, with its town hall at about 640 metres, chestnut woods and meadows around it and scattered hamlets. Cuneo is close enough to commute to every day, which makes Valgrana a valley village with one foot in the city.

Homes for sale include stone houses in the centre, rural houses in the hamlets and detached houses built in recent decades, often with gardens. For people moving from town, heating counts: this is climate zone F, with long, cold winters, so insulation and windows make a real difference to running costs. Along the Grana and the side streams, the report checks the official flood maps for the address, and on the slopes the landslide maps.

At the end of 2023 there were 795 residents, down slightly, by 2.7%, since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.5, practically the same as the provincial 46.3, and over-65s are 23.9% against 25.1% provincially. Foreign residents are 6.8%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

In the province of Cuneo, 141 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 106 in zone 4. Valgrana is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.141 g, enough to justify a look at the structure of stone houses: well-bonded walls and floors and roof tied together.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for Valgrana, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Village in the lower Grana valley, close to Cuneo.
  • Climate zone F: insulation and windows weigh on costs.
  • Average age 46.5, over-65s at 23.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.141 g.

Overview

Valgrana is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 795 residents, ranked 122 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valgrana is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3S. 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 0.141 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valgrana declared an average taxable income of 21,271 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valgrana is in climate zone F, with 3,111 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 642 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valgrana has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 2.9% of the land in Valgrana, 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

Valgrana 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 Valgrana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valgrana: 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 Valgrana 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 27 inhabited census areas in Valgrana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.2%
  • good 58.0%
  • very good 39.7%

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 004234. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.