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Albugnano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Asti, 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: Localita' Vezzolano 1, Albugnano.

Albugnano, the Vezzolano ridge in northern Asti province

Albugnano sits on a ridge at around 550 metres in the north of the province of Asti, where the Monferrato hills rise and on clear days the view reaches the arc of the Alps. Just below the village, in a green hollow, stands the abbey of Santa Maria di Vezzolano, a Romanesque complex that draws visitors all year round. The village also gives its name to a red wine appellation made from nebbiolo grapes.

Homes here are mostly brick and stone buildings in the old core and farmhouses scattered across the slopes, often with land attached. For work, secondary schools and hospital care people drive down to the plain: Turin and Asti are the reference cities, both reachable by car. Try the journey at rush hour and in winter, because hill roads are narrow and climate zone E means cold winters.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 502 residents, down 7.2% on 2011. The population is older than the provincial one: an average age of 51.7 against 47.9, with over-65s at 31.7%. Foreign residents make up 11.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low. Albugnano is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.041 g in the built-up area. In a farmhouse to restore, damp walls, the roof and the wiring and plumbing matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report works back from the address to the land parcel. On sloping ground it is worth checking the official landslide maps for that exact spot, which the report reads automatically.

Key points

  • On the ridge above the Romanesque abbey of Vezzolano.
  • Population down 7.2% since 2011, average age 51.7.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.041 g.
  • Turin and Asti are the reference cities for work and services.

Overview

Albugnano is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 502 residents, ranked 75 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albugnano is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (113 of 117) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.041 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 7.2%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albugnano declared an average taxable income of 22,385 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albugnano is in climate zone E, with 2,943 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 549 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Albugnano has 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 3.9% of the land in Albugnano, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Albugnano 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 Albugnano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albugnano: 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 Albugnano 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 12 inhabited census areas in Albugnano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 94.8%
  • good 5.2%

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 005002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.