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Carentino: 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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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 Cavour 1, Carentino.

Carentino, farmland and low hills south of Alessandria

Carentino lies in the countryside south of Alessandria, where the plain begins to rise towards the first hills of Monferrato. The village is small, with houses close together and farmsteads around it, and much of daily life is tied to the provincial capital, a short drive away for work, schools, the hospital and rail links.

One figure sets Carentino apart from many neighbouring villages: declared incomes are above the average for the province of Alessandria. The market includes village houses, farmhouses to restore and detached homes, often chosen by people who work in town and want space and a garden. In older buildings damp, the roof and the state of the wiring and plumbing matter, and for land near watercourses the report checks the official flood maps.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 320 residents in 2023, slightly fewer than the 325 of 2011 (a fall of 1.5%). The average age, 47.9, is just below the provincial 48.9, over-65s make up 26.3% against 28.6% and foreign residents 14.4%.

For earthquakes the municipality is in zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 60 of the 187 municipalities in the province. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.054 g. For a brick country house it is still worth having a surveyor check the beams, the floor supports and any cracks.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published for Carentino too, so the report goes from the address to the plot.

Key points

  • Countryside south of Alessandria, at the foot of the first hills.
  • Declared incomes above the provincial average.
  • 320 residents in 2023, down 1.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.054 g.

Overview

Carentino is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 320 residents, ranked 150 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carentino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 60 of 187 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.054 g, a moderate 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 1.5%. 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 14.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carentino declared an average taxable income of 30,340 euros, above the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carentino is in climate zone E, with 2,617 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 160 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Carentino has 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 5.3% of the land in Carentino, 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

Carentino 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 Carentino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carentino: 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 Carentino 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 Carentino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 006031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.