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Cassinasco: 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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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: Regione Bricco Bosetti 80, Cassinasco.

Cassinasco, Langa Astigiana ridges above Canelli

Above the Belbo valley, on the hills that rise from Canelli towards the Langa Astigiana, Cassinasco occupies a ridge at about four hundred and fifty metres. The village is small, and the land around it is made up of farmed hills, woods and isolated farmsteads, with roads that follow the crests and drop to the valley floor.

Canelli is the everyday reference for work, schools and services, and residents get there by car. Homes are mostly brick and stone village buildings and farmsteads with land. With a rural property, check damp, the roof structure, vehicle access in the rainy months and connections to mains water and sewerage.

In 2023 there were 552 residents, 38 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 6.4%. The population is younger than the provincial average: over-65s make up 24.8%, against 27.3% in the province of Asti. Foreign nationals account for 16.1% of residents, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are a minor concern: Cassinasco is in seismic zone 4, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.048 g. On the marl and clay hills of the Langhe, slope stability matters more, and the report checks the plot against the official landslide maps.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report finds the plot from the address, scattered farmsteads included.

Key points

  • Langa Astigiana ridge above Canelli and the Belbo valley.
  • Over-65s at 24.8%, against 27.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 113 of 117 municipalities.
  • Marl and clay hills: check landslide risk on the plot.

Overview

Cassinasco is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 552 residents, ranked 66 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cassinasco 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 0.048 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 16.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cassinasco declared an average taxable income of 19,090 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cassinasco is in climate zone E, with 2,858 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 447 metres above sea level.

Services

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 3.4% of the land in Cassinasco, 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

Cassinasco 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 Cassinasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cassinasco: 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 Cassinasco 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 13 inhabited census areas in Cassinasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 005021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.