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Cassano Spinola: 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 Arzani 1, Cassano Spinola.

Cassano Spinola, Scrivia valley between Novi Ligure and Serravalle

In the Scrivia valley, between Novi Ligure and Serravalle Scrivia, Cassano Spinola sits where the Alessandria plain starts to meet the first hills towards Liguria. The village has a compact centre surrounded by vineyards, fields and scattered houses.

The location suits people working locally: Novi Ligure is close, the motorway to Genoa and Milan runs through the valley, and the Ligurian coast is near enough for a day trip. The market offers village houses, detached homes with gardens and hillside farmhouses. Average incomes are above the province of Alessandria. For homes in the lower part, near the Scrivia and smaller streams, check the flood maps.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 1,793 residents in 2023, 8.8% fewer than in 2011. The population is on the older side: an average age of 50.0 against 48.9 in the province, with over-65s at 30.3%. Households have 2.01 members on average, and foreign residents account for 8.5%.

Cassano Spinola is in seismic zone 3, like 126 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.092 g. On hillside houses, look at retaining walls and drainage; on older houses in the centre, roofs, floors and damp.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report traces the address back to the land parcel and measures the actual distance to shops, schools and pharmacies.

Key points

  • Scrivia valley village, between Novi Ligure and Serravalle.
  • Average incomes above the Alessandria provincial level.
  • Population down 8.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.092 g.

Overview

Cassano Spinola is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,793 residents, ranked 31 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cassano Spinola 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 8.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cassano Spinola declared an average taxable income of 26,913 euros, above the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cassano Spinola is in climate zone E, with 2,712 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 191 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cassano Spinola has 4 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 7.6% of the land in Cassano Spinola, 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

Cassano Spinola 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 Cassano Spinola.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cassano Spinola: 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 Cassano Spinola 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 30 inhabited census areas in Cassano Spinola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 13.3%
  • fair 50.4%
  • good 36.4%

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 006191. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.