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Asti: 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: Corso Vittorio Alfieri 1, Asti.

Asti, gateway to the Monferrato hills

Asti lies on the Tanaro river where the Monferrato hills begin. The vineyards around it belong to the Vineyard Landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014, and the town's name is familiar from sparkling Asti wine and Barbera reds. The medieval centre still has many of its old towers and hosts the Palio every year, a horse race that draws visitors from across Piedmont.

At the end of 2023 there were 73,401 residents, practically the same as in 2011 (-0.7%). Asti carries a lot of weight locally: 35.4% of the people in its province of 117 municipalities live here. The estimated average age is 47.2, residents over 65 make up 26.7%, in line with the Piedmont average, and the typical household has about 2.1 people. Foreign nationals account for 11.9% of the population.

Seismic hazard is low. Asti falls in zone 4, the lowest of Italy's four classes, a category it shares with 113 municipalities in the province; only 4 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the centre is around 0.041 g.

Compared with its rural hinterland, the town is well equipped for healthcare: 74 facilities, or 1.01 per 1,000 residents against 0.55 for the province, and 65 sports facilities, also above the provincial rate; there are 61 schools. There are 22 recorded green spaces. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report can find the plot from the address. If you are looking at a home somewhere between the Tanaro floodplain and the first hillsides, bear in mind that landslide and flood hazard can only be judged at the exact spot: the report does this for every address and gives prices as a range for the surrounding zone.

Key points

  • 73,401 residents, almost the same as in 2011.
  • Home to 35.4% of the province's population.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 113 of the province's 117 municipalities.
  • Schools: 0.83 per 1,000 residents against 1.06 provincially.

Overview

Asti is the capital of the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 73,401 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 35% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Asti 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Asti declared an average taxable income of 25,636 euros, above the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Asti is in climate zone E, with 2,617 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 123 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Asti has 61 schools and 23 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 44 grocery shops and supermarkets, 74 healthcare facilities, 65 sports facilities and 22 parks and green areas.

There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 13.8% of the land in Asti, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Asti 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 16 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Asti, and 11 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Asti: 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 Asti 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 732 inhabited census areas in Asti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.8%
  • fair 26.5%
  • good 45.8%
  • very good 24.9%

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 005005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.