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Alzano Scrivia: 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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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 Molino dei Torti 1, Alzano Scrivia.

Alzano Scrivia, on the plain beside the river Scrivia

Alzano Scrivia is a lowland village in the Tortona area, on the bank of the Scrivia, not far from the border with Lombardy. The landscape is open farmland, with the river and its belt of trees marking the edge. For work, schools and shopping people look to Tortona, and within a few minutes by car you reach the roads towards Alessandria, Voghera and Milan.

Being close to the Scrivia is the first issue for a buyer. On the plain flood hazard changes from one street to the next depending on distance from the riverbed and the embankments. The report reads the official maps at the exact address. In an older house also look at cellars and ground floors, rising damp in the walls and the state of the wiring and plumbing.

There were 359 residents in 2023, 21 fewer than the 380 of 2011, a fall of 5.5% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age of 48.8 is almost the same as the province of Alessandria (48.9), while over-65s are 25.9%, fewer than the provincial 28.6%. Foreign residents make up 10.3%, and households average 2.02 people.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, together with 126 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, about 0.069 g. Earthquakes are not the main worry here, but during a major renovation structural improvements cost less when done alongside the rest of the work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Alzano Scrivia, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Lowland village near Tortona, on the bank of the Scrivia.
  • Near the river, flood hazard must be checked street by street.
  • 359 residents, down 5.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration: 0.069 g.

Overview

Alzano Scrivia is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 359 residents, ranked 145 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alzano Scrivia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (127 of 187) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.069 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alzano Scrivia declared an average taxable income of 23,258 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Alzano Scrivia is in climate zone E, with 2,547 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 77 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Alzano Scrivia has 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 10.5% of the land in Alzano Scrivia, compared with 7.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Alzano Scrivia 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 Alzano Scrivia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alzano Scrivia: 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 Alzano Scrivia 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 6 inhabited census areas in Alzano Scrivia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 006008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.