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Vicoforte: 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: Strada Statale 28 1, Vicoforte.

Vicoforte, the sanctuary and the hills around Mondovì

People usually come to Vicoforte for the sanctuary: the basilica of the Nativity of Mary, known as Regina Montis Regalis, has the largest elliptical dome in the world and can be seen from across the area. The municipality lies in the hills east of Mondovì, at about six hundred metres, with the sanctuary, the village and several hamlets scattered among meadows and woods.

For buyers, Mondovì is a few minutes away and is the reference for schools, the hospital, the station and jobs, while Cuneo and the motorway towards Turin and Savona are quickly reached. Homes range from historic houses around the sanctuary to detached and single-family houses built in the hamlets. On the hillsides the report checks the official landslide maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,148 residents in 2023, down 0.6% since 2011, essentially stable. The average age is 48.6, above the 46.3 of Cuneo province, with over-65s at 28.6%. Foreign nationals make up 5.1%. Average incomes are above the provincial level.

Vicoforte is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.072 g. For a masonry house a surveyor's check of the walls and roof is still useful. Winters count for more than earthquakes: the climate zone is E, and in the hills snow and cold make insulation and the boiler important.

Key points

  • Sanctuary with the largest elliptical dome in the world.
  • A few minutes from Mondovì, in the hills.
  • 3,148 residents, over-65s at 28.6%.
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration 0.072 g.

Overview

Vicoforte is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,148 residents, ranked 44 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vicoforte is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. 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 0.072 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 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vicoforte declared an average taxable income of 27,474 euros, above the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vicoforte is in climate zone E, with 2,891 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 598 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vicoforte has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 4 healthcare facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 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 8.6% of the land in Vicoforte, 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

Vicoforte is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Vicoforte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vicoforte: 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 Vicoforte 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 47 inhabited census areas in Vicoforte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 79.8%
  • good 19.8%

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 004242. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.