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Capriglio: 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 San Giovanni 1, Capriglio.

Capriglio, Mamma Margherita's village north of Asti

Capriglio lies in the hills of the northern Asti area, near Castelnuovo Don Bosco, roughly halfway between Asti and Turin. The village is known for two things: Margherita Occhiena, the mother of Saint John Bosco, was born here, and a small sweet pepper named after the village is grown here. The rest is hill country, with vines, hazelnut groves, woods and farmhouses.

Unlike many of its neighbours, Capriglio is not losing people: in 2023 there were 305 residents, up 1.7% on the 300 of 2011. The estimated average age is 48.3, almost the same as the 47.9 of the province, and over-65s make up 25.9%, below the provincial 27.3%. Foreign residents account for 20.0%. Households average 2.21 people.

Being within reach of Turin explains some of the demand: people working in the city or its suburbs find houses with land here. For shopping, 2 supermarkets are recorded in the village, while schools and doctors are in nearby towns. With a farmhouse or country house, check the roof, systems, drainage and the state of any attached farm buildings.

Seismic risk is low: the municipality is in zone 4 under the Civil Protection classification, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.042 g. On the clay soils of these hills, settlement cracks are the more likely issue.

The report for the address reads the official landslide and flood maps and traces the land parcel using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Northern Asti hills, near Castelnuovo Don Bosco.
  • 305 residents, up 1.7% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 25.9%, below 27.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, low expected acceleration (0.042 g).

Overview

Capriglio is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 305 residents, ranked 97 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capriglio 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 0.042 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 grown by 1.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 20.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capriglio declared an average taxable income of 20,170 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capriglio is in climate zone E, with 2,676 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 231 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Capriglio has 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 5.0% of the land in Capriglio, 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

Capriglio 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 Capriglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capriglio: 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 Capriglio 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 5 inhabited census areas in Capriglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 005019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.