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Berzano di Tortona: 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: Frazione Inselmina 1, Berzano di Tortona.

Berzano di Tortona, in the hills near Tortona

The name already ties it to the town: Berzano di Tortona is a small municipality in the hills around Tortona, at about two hundred and seventy metres, with a compact centre and houses scattered among fields and woods. Tortona is close and has a hospital, schools, shops, a railway station and motorway junctions, which makes the village liveable even for people who work elsewhere, towards Alessandria, Genoa or Milan.

Compared with many small hill municipalities the population is younger, according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office. Over-65s make up 21.4%, less than the 28.6% of the province of Alessandria, and the estimated average age is 47.5, against 48.9 for the province. Declared incomes are a little above the provincial average. In 2023 there were 159 residents, 12 fewer than the 171 of 2011, a fall of 7.0%; foreign residents account for 5.0%.

Houses for sale are mostly country homes and old farmhouses, sometimes already restored. Before buying, look at the roof, damp and the wiring and plumbing, and at the access road too, which for outlying houses may be unsurfaced or very narrow. In climate zone E winters bring fog and frost.

Berzano is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 127 of the 187 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.090 g, a moderate level where build quality and upkeep matter more than the zone itself. On the hills the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address, and with the Revenue Agency's maps it links the house to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Small hill municipality near Tortona.
  • Over-65s at 21.4%, against 28.6% in the province.
  • 159 residents in 2023, down 7.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.090 g.

Overview

Berzano di Tortona is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 159 residents, among the smallest in the province (178 of 187).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Berzano di Tortona 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 0.090 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 7.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Berzano di Tortona declared an average taxable income of 26,127 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Berzano di Tortona is in climate zone E, with 2,709 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 270 metres above sea level.

Services

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 4.9% of the land in Berzano di Tortona, 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

Berzano di Tortona 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 Berzano di Tortona.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Berzano di Tortona: 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 Berzano di Tortona 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 9 inhabited census areas in Berzano di Tortona. 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 006016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.