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Castel Rocchero: 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: Via Xx Settembre 1, Castel Rocchero.

Castel Rocchero, vines and hills between Nizza Monferrato and Acqui

Between Nizza Monferrato and Acqui Terme the hills are covered in vineyards, and Castel Rocchero sits on one of these ridges, above four hundred metres, in the south of the province of Asti. The village is small and lives from farming and wine; for secondary schools, shops and hospitals you go to the towns nearby. Asti and Alessandria are far enough away to need a car and some patience on the hill roads.

Homes for sale are mostly village houses and farmhouses with land, often spacious. As a buyer, find out which vineyards are included and whether any leases are running, check access in the wet months and look at roofs and walls. In the Monferrato hills clay soils shift easily, so the report reads the official landslide maps at the exact address.

In 2023 there were 353 residents, 43 fewer than the 396 of 2011, a fall of 10.9% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 50.2 against 47.9 in the province of Asti, and over-65s make up 30.9%. Foreign residents account for 16.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The seismic zone is 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection scale, as for 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.053 g. Earthquakes count for little here: the real costs in a farmhouse are foundations on sloping ground and the roof.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Castel Rocchero, so the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Wine village in southern Asti province, between Nizza and Acqui Terme.
  • Farmhouses with land: check which vineyards are included and leases.
  • 353 residents, down 10.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.053 g.

Overview

Castel Rocchero is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 353 residents, ranked 91 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castel Rocchero 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 0.053 g, a moderate 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 10.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 16.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castel Rocchero declared an average taxable income of 22,177 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castel Rocchero is in climate zone E, with 2,830 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 414 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Castel Rocchero has 1 sports facility.

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 5.1% of the land in Castel Rocchero, 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

Castel Rocchero 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 Castel Rocchero.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castel Rocchero: 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 Castel Rocchero 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 11 inhabited census areas in Castel Rocchero. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.9%
  • fair 96.1%

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 005032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.