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Carezzano: 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 Cinque Martiri 1, Carezzano.

Carezzano, in the first hills above Tortona

Tortona is the reference town for Carezzano, a village in the first hills that rise from the plain towards the Apennines, in the province of Alessandria. From here it is a short drive down to Tortona's railway station and motorway junctions, which makes the village workable for people employed around Alessandria, the Pavia area and Lombardy. The land is cultivated hills and woods, with the centre on a rise and houses scattered along the roads.

Homes for sale are usually detached houses, small villas and old village houses. Buyers should look at the condition of the structure and roof, insulation and heating costs, and on sloping ground also retaining walls and drainage. The report checks landslide and flood hazard on the official maps for the exact location of the house.

In 2023 there were 432 residents, down 2.7% on 2011. The estimated average age is 51.7 (provincial figure 48.9) and over-65s make up 32.6%. Foreign residents account for 8.8%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Carezzano is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 126 other municipalities in the province of Alessandria, while the remaining 60 are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.092 g, a low value. For an older house it is still worth knowing when it was built and what structural work has been done.

The land registry is published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report traces the address back to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Hill village a short drive from Tortona, its railway and motorways.
  • Population down 2.7% since 2011, now 432.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.092 g.
  • Incomes in line with the provincial average.

Overview

Carezzano is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 432 residents, ranked 131 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carezzano 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 0.092 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 fallen by 2.7%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carezzano declared an average taxable income of 24,960 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carezzano is in climate zone E, with 2,734 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 300 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carezzano has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 4.1% of the land in Carezzano, 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

Carezzano 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 Carezzano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carezzano: 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 Carezzano 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 Carezzano. 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 006032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.