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Vernante: 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 Umberto Primo 1, Vernante.

Vernante, Pinocchio murals in the Val Vermenagna

Scenes from Pinocchio are painted on the walls of Vernante's houses, a tribute to Attilio Mussino, the illustrator of Collodi's book, who had close ties to the village. The village lies in the Val Vermenagna, the valley climbing from Cuneo towards Limone Piemonte and the Col de Tende, followed by the main road and the railway to Liguria and France.

At almost 800 metres, Vernante is a true mountain village in climate zone F: long, snowy winters with the heating on for many months. Alongside permanent residents there are many second homes, used in summer and for the ski lifts higher up the valley. Buyers find stone houses in the centre, apartment blocks and chalets in the hamlets; in every case insulation, roof, boiler and shared building costs matter. Cuneo is the reference for the hospital, secondary schools and work. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

There were 1,080 residents in 2023, down 11.3% on 2011. The average age is 49.9, above the provincial 46.3, and 29.5% of residents are over 65. Households are small, 1.99 people on average.

For earthquakes Vernante is in seismic zone 3, like 140 other municipalities in the province of Cuneo, while 106 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration is 0.144 g: for a masonry building, ask whether structural work has been done.

Avalanches, landslides and stream floods are checked for each address with the official maps, which the report consults along with elevation and slope. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Village of the Pinocchio murals, in the Val Vermenagna.
  • Climate zone F at almost 800 metres, many second homes.
  • Population down 11.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.144 g.

Overview

Vernante is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,080 residents, ranked 104 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vernante 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 0.144 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 11.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vernante declared an average taxable income of 22,708 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vernante is in climate zone F, with 3,306 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 799 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vernante has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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 1.2% of the land in Vernante, 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

Vernante 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 Vernante.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vernante: 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 Vernante 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 22 inhabited census areas in Vernante. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 70.6%
  • good 28.4%

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 004239. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.