Castelnuovo Scrivia: 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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Castelnuovo Scrivia, plain between Tortona and Pavia
Castelnuovo Scrivia is a lowland town on the bank of the Scrivia river, in the corner of Piedmont that borders Lombardy. Tortona is a few minutes to the south and Voghera just across the regional border. The historic centre keeps its castle and a tidy medieval street plan; the Renaissance writer Matteo Bandello, known for his short stories, was born here.
Around the town lies flat, fertile farmland growing cereals and vegetables, dotted with farmsteads. The market offers courtyard houses in the centre, often in need of work, small detached houses in newer areas and flats at modest prices. For work, many look to Tortona, the logistics hub in the area, and towards Milan or Genoa, both reached by nearby motorways.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,849 residents in 2023, 565 fewer than in 2011 (down 10.4%). Castelnuovo is still one of the larger municipalities in the province of Alessandria, ranking 10 out of 187. The average age is 48.8 and 28.5% are over 65, in line with one of Italy's oldest provinces. There are 3 pharmacies on record.
Earthquake hazard is low. The town is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection Department classification, like 126 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.074 g. Brick houses in the centre more often have problems with damp and roofs than with their structure.
The thing to look at is the Scrivia. The river rises quickly and has flooded parts of the plain in the past, so check how far the house is from the river and its embankments. The report does this at the address with the official flood hazard maps, and finds the plot using the Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
Key points
- Town on the Scrivia between Tortona and the Lombardy border.
- 4,849 residents, ranked 10 in the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.074 g.
- Scrivia floods: check the distance from the river.
Overview
Castelnuovo Scrivia is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 4,849 residents, among the most populous in the province (10 of 187).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelnuovo Scrivia 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 0.074 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 10.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelnuovo Scrivia declared an average taxable income of 23,984 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelnuovo Scrivia is in climate zone E, with 2,606 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 85 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelnuovo Scrivia has 3 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 8.1% of the land in Castelnuovo Scrivia, compared with 7.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Castelnuovo Scrivia 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Castelnuovo Scrivia, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelnuovo Scrivia: 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 Castelnuovo Scrivia 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 59 inhabited census areas in Castelnuovo Scrivia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.4%
- fair 9.4%
- good 88.2%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 006053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.