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Coniolo: 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 Fratelli Bandiera 1, Coniolo.

Coniolo, between the Monferrato hills and the Po near Casale

Coniolo lies where the first Monferrato hills drop down to the Po plain, right next to Casale Monferrato. The municipality has two sides: the hilly part, with the village at around 250 metres and houses scattered on the slopes, and the lower, flatter ground. Casale, with its hospital, secondary schools, station and jobs, is close at hand.

For a buyer, the difference between hill and plain matters. On the low, flat ground, flood hazard needs careful checking on the official maps; up in the hills, the gradient of the plot and landslide hazard are what count. The report reads both for the exact address. Homes are mostly detached houses, village houses and farmhouses with land, and this is climate zone E.

In 2023 there were 435 residents, 3.5% fewer than the 451 of 2011. Estimated average age (49.7) and the share of over-65s (28.7%) are close to the figures for the province of Alessandria, 48.9 and 28.6%. Foreign residents make up 2.5%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: Coniolo is in seismic zone 4 on the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 59 other municipalities in the province, while the remaining 127 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.038 g. For an older house, checks on the roof, damp and services are worth more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report traces the address back to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Between the Monferrato hills and the plain, next to Casale.
  • Flooding on the plain, landslides on the hills: check per address.
  • 435 residents in 2023, down 3.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.038 g.

Overview

Coniolo is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 435 residents, ranked 130 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Coniolo 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 3.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Coniolo declared an average taxable income of 27,311 euros, above the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Coniolo is in climate zone E, with 2,694 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 252 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 7.0% of the land in Coniolo, 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

Coniolo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Coniolo. 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 Coniolo: 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 Coniolo 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 9 inhabited census areas in Coniolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 006060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.