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Verzuolo: 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: Corso Re Umberto 1, Verzuolo.

Verzuolo, paper mill and orchards at the mouth of the Varaita valley

Verzuolo lies where the Varaita valley opens onto the plain, a few kilometres south of Saluzzo. The town stretches along the foot of a hill crowned by the castle of the Marquises of Saluzzo, and below it the countryside is thick with orchards: apples, peaches and kiwis are the main crop across this part of the province of Cuneo. The municipality also includes Villanovetta and Falicetto, the latter right out on the plain.

For more than a century Verzuolo's name has been tied to its paper mill, the biggest employer in town, which also draws workers from neighbouring villages. Location matters when you buy: homes around the mill and along the main road to Saluzzo get more traffic and noise than those on the hillside or out among the orchards. Cuneo is about thirty kilometres away.

At the end of 2023 Verzuolo had 6,439 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, almost the same as in 2011 (up 0.5%). The average age is 45.7, a little below the provincial 46.3, and over-65s make up 23.9%. Foreign residents account for 17.1%, a high share for a town this size, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The Saluzzo area is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 141 of the 247 municipalities in the province; the other 106 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.122 g. For a house built before the 1980s, find out whether the roof and floors have been redone and how. At around four hundred metres the winters are cold (climate zone E), so insulation also weighs on running costs.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel from the address and, for homes closest to the streams coming down the valley, checks the flood maps.

Key points

  • Orchards and a paper mill at the mouth of the Varaita valley, near Saluzzo.
  • Foreign residents at 17.1%, average age 45.7.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.122 g.
  • Incomes below the average for the province of Cuneo.

Overview

Verzuolo is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 6,439 residents, among the most populous in the province (17 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Verzuolo 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 0.122 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 17.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Verzuolo declared an average taxable income of 22,296 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Verzuolo is in climate zone E, with 2,834 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 420 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Verzuolo has 9 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 10.8% of the land in Verzuolo, 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

Verzuolo 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 Verzuolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Verzuolo: 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 Verzuolo 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 94 inhabited census areas in Verzuolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 21.4%
  • good 57.2%
  • very good 21.4%

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 004240. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.