Altavilla Monferrato: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Alessandria, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Altavilla Monferrato, a hill village in Monferrato
Altavilla Monferrato is a small, compact village in the Monferrato hills, in the province of Alessandria, with its centre on high ground and countryside of fields, woods and scattered farmhouses all around. The town hall stands at about 250 metres and the area is in climate zone E: cold winters, with the heating on for much of the year. For work, secondary schools and a big food shop, people drive to the larger towns of the area.
Most of what comes up for sale is village houses over several floors and farmhouses with a bit of land, often built many decades ago. The asking price is only part of the bill: the roof, damp in walls set against the slope, wiring, plumbing and insulation all need costing before you make an offer, ideally with a surveyor who knows the local brick and stone buildings.
In 2023 there were 394 residents, against 497 at the 2011 census, a fall of 20.7%. The estimated average age is 51.2, higher than the provincial 48.9, and people over 65 make up 31.2% of residents (28.6% across the province). Households are small, 1.84 people on average, and foreign residents are 8.6%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average, just below it.
Earthquake hazard is low. Altavilla is in seismic zone 4 on the national scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 59 other municipalities in the province, while the remaining 127 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.042 g. In an old hillside house, look at cracks, foundations and how rainwater drains away from the walls.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report traces an address back to its land parcel. On the slopes, landslide hazard varies from plot to plot and is read off the official maps for the exact spot.
Key points
- Hill village in Monferrato, province of Alessandria.
- 394 residents in 2023, down 20.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.042 g.
- Over-65s at 31.2%, above the provincial 28.6%.
Overview
Altavilla Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 394 residents, ranked 138 of 187 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Altavilla Monferrato is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 60 of 187 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.042 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 20.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Altavilla Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 24,686 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Altavilla Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,697 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 256 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Altavilla Monferrato has 1 school.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.7% of the land in Altavilla Monferrato, compared with 7.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Altavilla Monferrato 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 Altavilla Monferrato.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Altavilla Monferrato: 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 Altavilla Monferrato 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 Altavilla Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 006007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.