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Cantarana: 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: Regione Bricco Grosso 3, Cantarana.

Cantarana, Asti farmland west of the city

West of Asti the countryside flattens out and the hills turn gentle, and this is where Cantarana lies, a small farming municipality. It has a compact centre and many scattered houses among fields, farmsteads and farm buildings, and the car is how you get anywhere.

Its location is the practical point. Asti is close by, and for anyone working towards Turin the plain lies ahead. Many homes are detached, with a piece of land around them. The report shows the area's price band from the property market observatory of the Revenue Agency (OMI) as a range, not as a valuation of the single house.

The population figures are those of a village with families: an average age of 46.4 against 47.9 in the province, over-65s at 24.6% against 27.3% across the province of Asti, and 2.48 people per household on average. In 2023 there were 956 residents, down 6.5% on 2011. Foreign residents make up 7.9%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low. Cantarana is in seismic zone 4, like 112 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.043 g. In brick farmhouses the roof, floors and damp matter more.

In low-lying areas near streams and ditches, the report checks the official flood maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes its cadastral maps here, so the report reaches the land parcel, which is useful when a plot of land comes with the house.

Key points

  • Countryside west of Asti, scattered houses and farmsteads.
  • Average age 46.4, over-65s at 24.6%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected ground acceleration 0.043 g.
  • Low ground near ditches: check the flood maps.

Overview

Cantarana is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 956 residents, ranked 39 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cantarana 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 6.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cantarana declared an average taxable income of 26,299 euros, above the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cantarana is in climate zone E, with 2,661 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 176 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Cantarana has 3 sports facilities.

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 8.0% of the land in Cantarana, 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

Cantarana 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 Cantarana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cantarana: 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 Cantarana 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 15 inhabited census areas in Cantarana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 99.8%

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

ISTAT code 005018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.