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Calosso: 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 Piana del Salto 1, Calosso.

Calosso, vineyards and Moscato hills near Asti

The hills of Calosso are covered in vineyards, mainly Moscato, and this is one of the villages where wine has shaped both landscape and economy. Growers here also cultivate Gamba di Pernice, a rare grape variety used for the Calosso DOC wine. The centre sits high on the ridge, with farmhouses scattered among the vines on the slopes below.

People looking for a home here usually want a farmhouse or a hillside house overlooking the vines, or a more compact place in the village centre. Farmhouses, often large and needing restoration, call for a careful estimate of the work and a check of the roof, walls and damp. On the slopes the ground needs checking: the report reads the official landslide maps for the address and measures the gradient, as well as the distance to schools, pharmacies and shops, which can be long in a small municipality.

The village is losing people. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,117 residents in 2023, down 16.1% on 2011, or 214 people. The estimated average age is 49.3 against 47.9 for the province, and over-65s make up 29.2%. Foreign residents account for 9.6%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: the Civil Protection Department places Calosso in zone 4, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province of Asti, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.045 g. In brick and soft-stone farmhouses, damp, ground stability and the state of the roof matter more.

Winters are those of climate zone E. Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, and the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Vineyard hills of Moscato and Gamba di Pernice.
  • Population down 16.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.045 g.
  • Farmhouses to restore: check roof, walls and ground.

Overview

Calosso is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,117 residents, ranked 33 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calosso 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 0.045 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 16.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calosso declared an average taxable income of 21,829 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calosso is in climate zone E, with 2,817 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 399 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calosso has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 6.2% of the land in Calosso, 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

Calosso 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 Calosso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calosso: 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 Calosso 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 24 inhabited census areas in Calosso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.1%
  • fair 92.9%

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 005015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.