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Vezza d'Alba: 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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For example: Via Torino 1, Vezza d'Alba.

Vezza d'Alba, vineyards and ravines of the Roero

Vezza d'Alba is one of the villages of the Roero, the hill country on the left bank of the Tanaro, north of Alba. The landscape is vineyards, woods and sandy hills with steep eroded faces, the rocche, which set the Roero apart from the Langhe across the river. Wine and farming still matter, but many residents work in Alba and the industrial area around it.

Buyers mostly find detached houses, farmhouses and villas scattered over the hills, as well as the village centre. On ground this uneven, access to the house, the slope of the plot and how close it is to the steeper banks all count. The report measures elevation and gradient for the address and checks the official landslide maps. There is no supermarket in the village, so the big shop means a drive to Alba or another nearby town.

The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,352 residents in 2023, up 6.6% on the 2,206 of 2011. The average age is 46.3, the same as the province of Cuneo, and foreign residents are 7.8%. Incomes are close to the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low. Vezza is in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, like 105 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.047 g. In a restored farmhouse, look mainly at the roof, damp in walls against the hillside and the heating, because winters are cold.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report reaches the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Roero hills, on the left bank of the Tanaro north of Alba
  • 2,352 residents, up 6.6% since 2011
  • Foreign residents 7.8%, average age 46.3
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.047 g

Overview

Vezza d'Alba is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,352 residents, ranked 58 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vezza d'Alba is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 106 of 247 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.047 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 6.6%. 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 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vezza d'Alba declared an average taxable income of 24,598 euros, in line with the province (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vezza d'Alba is in climate zone E, with 2,753 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 353 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vezza d'Alba has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 8.7% of the land in Vezza d'Alba, 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

Vezza d'Alba 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 Vezza d'Alba.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vezza d'Alba: 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 Vezza d'Alba 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 36 inhabited census areas in Vezza d'Alba. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 98.9%
  • good 1.1%

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 004241. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.