Borgoratto Alessandrino: 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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For example: Via Alessandria 1, Borgoratto Alessandrino.
Borgoratto Alessandrino, farmland on the plain near Alessandria
Borgoratto is a small farming municipality on the Alessandria plain, just over a hundred metres above sea level, with a compact village surrounded by fields, farmsteads and country lanes. Alessandria, the provincial capital, is the reference for work, the hospital, secondary schools and the railway station.
Buyers here will mostly find detached houses with yards, a few small villas and farmsteads, often large and with land. The climate is zone E, with hot summers and foggy winters. In old brick buildings rising damp is the most common problem, along with roofs and services needing replacement; for a farmstead it is also worth checking that extensions and outbuildings comply with planning rules.
In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 548 residents, 69 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 11.2%. The average age is 51.1, compared with 48.9 in the province of Alessandria, and over-65s make up 31.4% against 28.6%. Foreign nationals account for 7.1%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.
Borgoratto is in seismic zone 3, like 126 other municipalities in the province, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, about 0.059 g. On the plain, water matters more: streams and canals can flood the lowest areas, and the report checks the plot against the official flood maps.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality: from the address the report identifies the plot, which helps in understanding the boundaries and size of a farmstead with land.
Key points
- Farming municipality on the Alessandria plain.
- Over-65s at 31.4%, against 28.6% in the province.
- Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration, about 0.059 g.
- Low ground near watercourses: check flood hazard.
Overview
Borgoratto Alessandrino is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 548 residents, ranked 112 of 187 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgoratto Alessandrino 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 0.059 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 11.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgoratto Alessandrino declared an average taxable income of 25,027 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Borgoratto Alessandrino is in climate zone E, with 2,567 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 105 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgoratto Alessandrino has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 6.9% of the land in Borgoratto Alessandrino, 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
Borgoratto Alessandrino 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 Borgoratto Alessandrino.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgoratto Alessandrino: 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 Borgoratto Alessandrino 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 8 inhabited census areas in Borgoratto Alessandrino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 50 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.2%
- fair 96.8%
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 006019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.