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Cinaglio: 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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For example: Via Umberto Primo 1, Cinaglio.

Cinaglio, low hills close to Asti

Close to Asti, on the first line of hills, Cinaglio is a village of houses grouped around the centre and farmhouses scattered among fields and woods, at around two hundred and fifty metres. The provincial capital has the station, the hospital and schools, and for many residents it is also where they work, a short drive away.

The population figures describe an ageing village. Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 405 residents in 2023, down 11.0% since 2011; the average age is 52.0, against 47.9 in the province of Asti, and over-65s make up 33.3%, compared with 27.3%. Foreign nationals are 4.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers will find detached houses with gardens, village houses and farmhouses to renovate. On these hills the ground can shift with water, and cracked walls or sinking floors are signs to have assessed before signing. For a renovation, find out early which building grants are in force and what permits are needed.

On earthquakes, Cinaglio is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the scale used by Italy's Civil Protection Department, like 112 other municipalities in the province; the expected ground acceleration is about 0.040 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report links the address to its land parcel. Landslides recorded on the hills are read at the exact address, along with flooding in the valley bottoms.

Key points

  • Village on the low hills near Asti, around 250 metres.
  • Over-65s at 33.3%, against 27.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.040 g.
  • Hillside houses: have cracks and subsidence assessed.

Overview

Cinaglio is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 405 residents, ranked 83 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cinaglio 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 0.040 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 11.0%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cinaglio declared an average taxable income of 22,520 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cinaglio is in climate zone E, with 2,688 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 245 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cinaglio has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 3.8% of the land in Cinaglio, 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

Cinaglio 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 Cinaglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cinaglio: 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 Cinaglio 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 7 inhabited census areas in Cinaglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 005039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.