Carbonara Scrivia: 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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Carbonara Scrivia, on the Scrivia plain near Tortona
The open, farmed plain of the Scrivia river is the setting of Carbonara Scrivia, a municipality in the province of Alessandria a short way from Tortona. The village has a compact centre surrounded by areas of small villas and newer houses, and its life is tied to Tortona and to the industry and logistics businesses of the area.
The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,120 residents in 2023, up 6.2% on 2011, and the estimated average age of 46.3 is lower than the provincial 48.9. Over-65s make up 24.8% against 28.6% for the province, and foreign residents 10.1%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.
For buyers, Carbonara mainly offers detached houses and small villas with gardens, suited to families working around Tortona. A sizeable share of the municipal area is already built up. The river is the thing to check most carefully: on the Scrivia plain flood hazard changes from one street to the next, and the report reads it for the address on the official maps. The climate is zone E, with cold, foggy winters.
The Civil Protection Department places Carbonara Scrivia in seismic zone 3, like 127 of the 187 municipalities in the province of Alessandria, while the other 60 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.087 g. In newer homes, energy rating and build quality count; in older ones, the roof and floors.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the land registry maps, and the report links the address to its plot.
Key points
- Scrivia plain, a short way from Tortona.
- Population up 6.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.087 g.
- Near the Scrivia: flood hazard checked street by street.
Overview
Carbonara Scrivia is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,120 residents, ranked 68 of 187 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carbonara Scrivia 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 0.087 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 grown by 6.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (49). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carbonara Scrivia declared an average taxable income of 28,433 euros, above the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Carbonara Scrivia is in climate zone E, with 2,700 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 177 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carbonara Scrivia has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 17.2% of the land in Carbonara Scrivia, 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
Carbonara Scrivia 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Carbonara Scrivia, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carbonara Scrivia: 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 Carbonara Scrivia 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 14 inhabited census areas in Carbonara Scrivia. 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
- 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 006030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.