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Vottignasco: 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 Savigliano 1, Vottignasco.

Vottignasco, open farmland on the plain north of Cuneo

Vottignasco is a lowland village in the province of Cuneo, north of the provincial capital, in the part of the Cuneo district where the countryside is flat, irrigated and farmed, with the Alps in the background. The village is small and compact, with farmhouses scattered across the fields around it.

For buyers, location is the strong point: Cuneo and the other towns on the plain are a short drive away, and the village works as a place to live while working elsewhere. Homes are mostly detached houses, village houses and farmhouses; for a farmhouse, separate the living quarters from the outbuildings from the start and check how each is recorded at the land registry. With climate zone E and winter fog, the energy rating weighs on the bills.

In 2023 there were 494 residents, down 9.7% on the 547 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 48.7 is slightly above the provincial 46.3, and over-65s make up 27.7%. Foreign residents account for 8.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Vottignasco is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 141 of the 247 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.104 g. For a brick house, ask whether floors and roof have been redone with proper ties to the walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the plain, distance from rivers and canals is what matters most, and the report compares it with the official maps of flood-prone areas.

Key points

  • Irrigated plain north of Cuneo, with the Alps behind.
  • Population down 9.7% since 2011, over-65s at 27.7%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.104 g.
  • Close to Cuneo: a village for people who work in town.

Overview

Vottignasco is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 494 residents, ranked 155 of 247 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vottignasco 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 0.104 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 fallen by 9.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vottignasco declared an average taxable income of 19,793 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vottignasco is in climate zone E, with 2,892 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 380 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vottignasco has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare 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 7.2% of the land in Vottignasco, 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

Vottignasco 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 Vottignasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vottignasco: 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 Vottignasco 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 21 inhabited census areas in Vottignasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 004250. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.