ABSTRACT
Many small villages in Piedmont, as in all Italian rural areas, are affected by depopulation, constantly negative demographic trend, and socio-economic marginality. The 88,9% of the municipalities in Piedmont does not exceed 5,000 inhabitants and the 45.7% of them are in mountain areas, where the conditions of access and usability of the space and the lack of infrastructure make difficult the settlement and the development of productive activities.
