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Vignolo: 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 Santa Croce 1, Vignolo.

Vignolo, at the mouth of the Valle Stura above Cuneo

Vignolo lies where the Cuneo plain starts climbing towards the mountains, at the entrance to the Valle Stura. The provincial capital is a short drive away, and that shapes the town: largely residential, with families who work in Cuneo and want a house with a garden and the Alps in front of them.

It has gained residents in recent years. In 2023 Istat, Italy's statistics office, counted 2,685, up 8.0% on 2011. The population is young for Piedmont: an average age of 44.0 against 46.3 in the province, and over-65s at 21.1% against 25.1%. Foreign residents make up 4.2%, and declared incomes are clearly above the provincial average.

The market is mostly detached houses, semi-detached homes and small recent developments, alongside older hamlets and farmhouses. Look carefully at the energy rating. The town is in climate zone F, the coldest category, so heating weighs on running costs more than elsewhere. The roof, the insulation and the heating system tell you a lot about what a house really costs.

For earthquakes, Vignolo is in seismic zone 3, together with 141 municipalities in the province; the other 106 are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.138 g, a moderate value. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s, ask for the structural paperwork and check any extensions.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps. Near the streams and at the foot of the slopes, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Residential, at the mouth of the Valle Stura near Cuneo
  • Up 8.0% since 2011, average age 44.0
  • Climate zone F: the energy rating matters for costs
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.138 g

Overview

Vignolo is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,685 residents, ranked 51 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vignolo 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 0.138 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 grown by 8.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vignolo declared an average taxable income of 30,389 euros, above the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vignolo is in climate zone F, with 3,096 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 630 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vignolo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 15.8% of the land in Vignolo, 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

Vignolo 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 Vignolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vignolo: 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 Vignolo 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 28 inhabited census areas in Vignolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.1%
  • good 98.9%

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 004243. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.