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Cerreto Grue: 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 Roma 1, Cerreto Grue.

Cerreto Grue, in the Val Grue in the Tortona hills

Cerreto Grue takes its name from the Grue stream, which runs down from the Apennines to the Tortona plain through the Tortona hills. The village sits at about two hundred and fifty metres on the side of the valley, among vineyards, orchards and fields. Tortona is a short drive away and is the town for services, schools and the railway station; from there the motorways lead to Milan, Genoa and Piacenza.

In 2023 there were 295 residents, down 9.2% on 2011. The estimated average age is 50.0, close to the 48.9 of the province of Alessandria, and over-65s make up 30.2%, against 28.6%. Households average 2.02 people. Foreign residents account for 2.4%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Its position, in the hills but close to the plain and the motorways, makes the village worth a look for people working in Tortona or Lombardy who want a country home. Housing is village houses, farmhouses and detached homes; in older buildings, damp, the roof and settlement cracks, common on the clay hill soils, are what count.

Cerreto Grue is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification, like 127 of the 187 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.091 g, a moderate value. In masonry houses, ask whether the floors have been rebuilt or tied into the walls.

Between valley floor and slopes the picture changes from plot to plot: the report for the address reads the official landslide and flood maps, including along the Grue, and traces the land parcel using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Val Grue, a short drive from Tortona.
  • 295 residents, down 9.2% since 2011.
  • Incomes above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.091 g.

Overview

Cerreto Grue is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 295 residents, ranked 156 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cerreto Grue 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 0.091 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 9.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cerreto Grue declared an average taxable income of 27,061 euros, above the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cerreto Grue is in climate zone E, with 2,693 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 251 metres above sea level.

Services

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 5.3% of the land in Cerreto Grue, 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

Cerreto Grue 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 Cerreto Grue.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cerreto Grue: 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 Cerreto Grue 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 10 inhabited census areas in Cerreto Grue. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.7%
  • fair 98.3%

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 006058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.