Belforte 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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Belforte Monferrato, Ovada hills on the way to Liguria
Belforte Monferrato belongs to the Ovada area, the southern part of the province of Alessandria where the Monferrato hills press up against the Apennines and Liguria starts to feel close. Ovada is the local centre for services and shops, and Genoa is within driving distance for those who work there.
For buyers this is a place of village houses and detached homes with gardens, in hill country of woods and farmland. The first practical check is the journey to work: drive it at rush hour. The second is the building: in houses a few decades old, wiring, plumbing and insulation often need redoing, and climate zone E brings cold winters.
The population is almost stable, at 500 residents in 2023, 1.0% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.4, in line with the provincial 48.9, and over-65s make up 28.0% against 28.6% across the province. Foreign residents account for 5.4%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.
Belforte Monferrato is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 127 of the 187 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.072 g in the built-up area. For a detached house, build quality matters more than earthquake risk: ask for the certificate of habitability and the permits for any extensions.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Landslides on the slopes and flooding along the streams are read from the official maps for that spot, not as an average for the village.
Key points
- In the Ovada area, between Monferrato and the Ligurian Apennines.
- 500 residents, almost stable since 2011 (down 1.0%).
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.072 g.
- Incomes in line with the provincial average.
Overview
Belforte Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 500 residents, ranked 117 of 187 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Belforte Monferrato 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 0.072 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Belforte Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 25,147 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Belforte Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,634 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 297 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Belforte Monferrato has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 sports facilities.
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 8.6% of the land in Belforte Monferrato, 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
Belforte 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 open contaminated sites in Belforte Monferrato; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Belforte 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 Belforte 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 13 inhabited census areas in Belforte Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 99.6%
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 006014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.