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Cassinelle: 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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For example: Via Costalunga 1, Cassinelle.

Cassinelle, hills and woods between Ovada and Acqui Terme

Cassinelle is a small hill municipality between Ovada and Acqui Terme, with the village and a number of houses scattered over the slopes, in the southern part of the province of Alessandria, where the Monferrato wine country gives way to the woods of the Ligurian Apennines. The town hall stands at about 360 metres; higher up the land grows wilder, with chestnut trees and narrow roads climbing towards the ridge.

If you are drawn here by peace and space, perhaps for a second home, before buying try the drive to Ovada on a day of rain or snow, find out how water, gas or heating oil reach the house, and whether the internet connection is good enough. On wooded slopes, landslide hazard varies from one spot to the next: the report reads the official maps for the exact address.

There were 853 residents at the end of 2023, down 9.0% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is old: average age 53.2 against 48.9 for the province, over-65s at 36.1% against 28.6%. Households are small, 1.88 people on average, and foreign residents are 5.0%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Cassinelle is in seismic zone 3 (zone 1 is the most hazardous) along with 126 other municipalities in the province of Alessandria, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.060 g. The hazard is low; in a stone country house, the roof, floors and damp count for more. The climate is zone E, so budget for heating from the start.

Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) and the report traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hills and woods between Ovada and Acqui Terme, towards the Apennines.
  • Over-65s at 36.1%, against 28.6% in the province.
  • Population down 9.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.060 g.

Overview

Cassinelle is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 853 residents, ranked 84 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cassinelle 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 0.060 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 9.0%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (49). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cassinelle declared an average taxable income of 23,537 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cassinelle is in climate zone E, with 2,785 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 360 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cassinelle has 2 schools.

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 3.0% of the land in Cassinelle, 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

Cassinelle 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 Cassinelle.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cassinelle: 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 Cassinelle 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 27 inhabited census areas in Cassinelle. 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 006044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.