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Villar San Costanzo: 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 Pramalle' 1, Villar San Costanzo.

Villar San Costanzo, at the mouth of the Maira valley

Villar San Costanzo lies at the mouth of the Maira valley, just above Dronero, where the Cuneo plain runs up against the first mountains. The village is known for the Ciciu del Villar, earth pillars topped by boulders, protected by a nature reserve on the slope above the houses.

It is a municipality that attracts families: Cuneo and Dronero are a short drive away, and Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,578 residents in 2023, up 5.1% on 2011. The average age of 45.3 is below the provincial figure (46.3), with over-65s at 21.5%. Foreign residents make up 8.9%.

Homes range from old stone houses in the hamlets, with stone-slab roofs and haylofts, to villas built lower down towards the plain. The former have character but need work on roofs, insulation and services; in climate zone F winters are cold and energy efficiency weighs on running costs. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Cuneo.

Earthquake risk deserves attention: the municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 140 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.137 g. Before buying a stone house, have its structure assessed and ask whether any strengthening work has been done.

At the mouth of an Alpine valley, slopes and streams matter: the report reads the gradient and the official landslide and flood maps at the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • Mouth of the Maira valley, above Dronero.
  • Population up 5.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.137 g.
  • Stone hamlets and villas towards the plain.

Overview

Villar San Costanzo is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,578 residents, ranked 86 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villar San Costanzo 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 0.137 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 5.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villar San Costanzo declared an average taxable income of 22,746 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villar San Costanzo is in climate zone F, with 3,070 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 609 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villar San Costanzo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

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 7.4% of the land in Villar San Costanzo, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villar San Costanzo 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 Villar San Costanzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villar San Costanzo: 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 Villar San Costanzo 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 32 inhabited census areas in Villar San Costanzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 17.3%
  • good 82.7%

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 004247. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.