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Cerrina Monferrato: 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 Nazionale 1, Cerrina Monferrato.

Cerrina Monferrato, the village that names the Valcerrina

The Valcerrina is the valley that crosses the Casale end of the Monferrato, following the Stura del Monferrato stream down to the Po, and Cerrina is the village that gives it its name. Part of it lies on the valley floor, along the stream and the main road, and part is scattered across the surrounding hills among vineyards, woods and fields. Casale Monferrato is the place for hospital and secondary schools; Turin is about an hour by car.

Houses differ between valley and hill. Down below are shops, services and homes that are easy to reach; up on the hills are farmhouses and village houses with views and land, served by narrower roads. It is climate zone E, with cold, damp winters: in solid-brick farmhouses, rising damp and the state of the roof matter more than most other things.

Over-65s make up 34.2% of residents, against 28.6% in the province of Alessandria, and the average age is 50.8 (48.9 in the province). There were 1,290 residents in 2023, 13.7% fewer than in 2011; foreign residents are 9.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: Cerrina is in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, like 59 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.038 g.

Along the Stura, look at the official flood maps; on the hills, the landslide maps. The report runs both checks for the address and finds the land parcel using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Main village of the Valcerrina, in the Casale Monferrato area.
  • Valley floor along the Stura and hamlets scattered on the hills.
  • Over-65s at 34.2%, against 28.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.038 g.

Overview

Cerrina Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,290 residents, ranked 52 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cerrina Monferrato 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 0.038 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 13.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cerrina Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 23,176 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cerrina Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,671 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 225 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cerrina Monferrato has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 6.2% of the land in Cerrina Monferrato, 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

Cerrina Monferrato 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 no contaminated sites in Cerrina Monferrato.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cerrina Monferrato: 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 Cerrina Monferrato 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 40 inhabited census areas in Cerrina Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.3%
  • fair 73.0%
  • good 25.7%

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 006059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.