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Azzano d'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: Via Stradale per Asti 1, Azzano d'Asti.

Azzano d'Asti, hillside living close to Asti and the Tanaro

Azzano d'Asti is a few minutes' drive from Asti: the village sits on the hills south-east of the town, just above the Tanaro valley, at around 220 metres. People here commute to Asti for work and school, and the houses are spread among vineyards, fields and patches of woodland.

For a buyer, being close to Asti is the main advantage: services, the railway station and offices are a short drive away, while in the village you find detached houses with a garden or land. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average, slightly above it. With hillside houses, look at the ground they stand on, the retaining walls and how rainwater drains away; in the lower parts towards the river, the flood maps matter.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 387 residents in 2023, 7.6% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 49.7, compared with 47.9 in the province of Asti, and over-65s make up 30.2%. Foreign residents are 3.1% and households average 2.11 people.

Earthquake hazard sits at the bottom of the national scale used by the Civil Protection Department: zone 4, like 112 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.043 g. In older houses, insulation, damp and services weigh more.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published: the report starts from the address and finds the land parcel and building, along with risk data read at that exact spot.

Key points

  • Hill village a few minutes from Asti, above the Tanaro valley.
  • 387 residents in 2023, average age 49.7.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 112 other municipalities nearby.
  • Houses with land: check retaining walls and rainwater drainage.

Overview

Azzano d'Asti is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 387 residents, ranked 87 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Azzano d'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 0.043 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 7.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Azzano d'Asti declared an average taxable income of 25,049 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Azzano d'Asti is in climate zone E, with 2,695 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 216 metres above sea level.

Services

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 4.8% of the land in Azzano d'Asti, 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

Azzano d'Asti 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 Azzano d'Asti.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Azzano d'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 Azzano d'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 6 inhabited census areas in Azzano d'Asti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 005006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.