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Casorzo Monferrato: 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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For example: Via Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Casorzo Monferrato.

Casorzo Monferrato, home of Malvasia in the Asti hills

Casorzo's name is tied to a wine: Malvasia di Casorzo, a sweet, fragrant red named after the village. This is Monferrato, in the hills of the north-east of the province of Asti, with the centre at around three hundred metres and a landscape of knolls, ridge roads and farmhouses.

Buying here means choosing a small village, where secondary schools, hospital and jobs are in Asti, Casale Monferrato or the towns around. The market offers houses in the old centre, often with a courtyard, and farmhouses in the hills, many needing renovation.

In 2023 there were 587 residents, 10.7% fewer than the 657 of 2011. It is a very old municipality: an average age of 55.0 against 47.9 in the province, and over-65s at 39.7% against 27.3%. Residents with foreign citizenship make up 13.6%. Declared incomes remain below the Asti average.

Earthquakes are a minor factor. Casorzo Monferrato is in seismic zone 4, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.040 g. In brick country houses, what matters is the roof, damp, and any cracks linked to movement in the clay soils.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Monferrato hillsides can shift, so the official landslide hazard maps should be checked for the exact spot.

Key points

  • The village that gives its name to Malvasia di Casorzo wine.
  • Over-65s at 39.7%, against 27.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.040 g.
  • Clay hills: landslides and cracks to be checked house by house.

Overview

Casorzo Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 587 residents, ranked 59 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casorzo Monferrato 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 0.040 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 10.7%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (48). 40% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 13.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casorzo Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 21,746 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casorzo Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,713 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 275 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casorzo Monferrato has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 4.0% of the land in Casorzo Monferrato, 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

Casorzo Monferrato 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 Casorzo Monferrato.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casorzo Monferrato: 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 Casorzo Monferrato 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 Casorzo Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 99.3%

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 005020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.