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Valloriate: 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 Molino 1, Valloriate.

Valloriate, small hamlets on the slopes of the Valle Stura

Valloriate covers a stretch of the lower Valle Stura, the valley that climbs from Cuneo towards the Colle della Maddalena and France. The municipality has no real compact centre: houses are spread across small hamlets on the hillside, among woods and meadows, at around eight hundred metres. For work, secondary schools and hospital, Cuneo is the reference point, down the valley.

It suits people looking for an isolated house or a hamlet to restore, and buyers need to accept what that involves. The roads between hamlets are narrow and steep, they need clearing of snow in winter, and many stone houses have been shut up for years. Before buying, it is worth having a surveyor look at the roof, floors and damp, and asking how far the water mains and sewers reach.

The figures describe a small, elderly community. In 2023 there were 101 residents, 16.5% fewer than the 121 of 2011. The estimated average age is 56.7, and over-65s make up 46.5%, almost double the provincial share (25.1%). Foreign residents account for 9.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Valloriate is in seismic zone 3, as are 140 other municipalities in the province of Cuneo, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.148 g. In an old stone building, the first question is how walls, floors and roof are tied together.

Slopes and streams need looking at point by point: the report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, identifies the land parcel.

Key points

  • Scattered hamlets on the slopes of the lower Valle Stura.
  • 101 residents in 2023, down 16.5% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 46.5%, against 25.1% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.148 g.

Overview

Valloriate is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 101 residents, among the smallest in the province (224 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valloriate 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 0.148 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 16.5%. The estimated average age is 57 years, higher than the province average (46). 47% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valloriate declared an average taxable income of 20,562 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valloriate is in climate zone F, with 3,288 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 785 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Valloriate has 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 1.4% of the land in Valloriate, 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

Valloriate 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 Valloriate.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valloriate: 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 Valloriate 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 11 inhabited census areas in Valloriate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.0%
  • good 96.0%

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 004235. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.