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Cella Monte: 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 Dante Barbano 1, Cella Monte.

Cella Monte, infernot cellars and pietra da cantoni

Most of the houses in Cella Monte are built of pietra da cantoni, the pale sandstone of Monferrato, and beneath many of them are infernot, small cellars dug into the rock to keep wine. That is why the village is part of the Monferrato degli Infernot, one of the areas recognised by UNESCO among the wine-growing landscapes of Piedmont, and it is home to the eco-museum devoted to pietra da cantoni.

For a buyer, the old centre offers period houses with character, often with courtyards and cellars, but they need careful assessment. Pietra da cantoni is soft and absorbs water, so damp, the condition of the façades and the soundness of the roof are the first things to check. Casale Monferrato is the reference for schools, hospital and services.

There were 456 residents in 2023, 13.6% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 51.3, against 48.9 in the province of Alessandria, and over-65s make up 31.4%. Foreign residents account for 3.5%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is the lowest on the Civil Protection Department's national scale: zone 4, like 60 of the 187 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.040 g. For work on historic houses, landscape protection rules matter more and should be checked with the municipality before planning any changes.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel. On the Monferrato hills, slopes can move after heavy rain, so the report checks the official landslide hazard maps for the plot.

Key points

  • Monferrato degli Infernot, an area recognised by UNESCO.
  • Pietra da cantoni houses: check damp and façades.
  • 456 residents, down 13.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.040 g.

Overview

Cella Monte is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 456 residents, ranked 127 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cella Monte is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 60 of 187 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.040 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 13.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cella Monte declared an average taxable income of 30,758 euros, above the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cella Monte is in climate zone E, with 2,707 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 268 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cella Monte has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 6.0% of the land in Cella Monte, 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

Cella Monte 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 Cella Monte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cella Monte: 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 Cella Monte 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 8 inhabited census areas in Cella Monte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 35.5%
  • good 64.5%

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 006056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.