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Corsione: 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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Corsione, a hilltop village north of Asti

Corsione occupies the top of a hill in the countryside north of Asti, its houses packed around the church and fields running down the sides. It is one of many small municipalities in the Asti hills, where people live in the village or in scattered farmsteads and work in town or in the business areas nearby.

House hunters here mostly find village houses with courtyards, barns and farmhouses to restore, often with land. The thing to understand before buying is how much work is really needed: roofs, floors, wiring, plumbing and windows weigh heavily on the final cost. Position on the hill matters too. The report measures the slope at the house and compares it with the official landslide maps, and anyone commuting should try the drive to Asti at rush hour.

Resident numbers have stayed almost stable: 201 in 2023 against 205 in 2011, just 4 fewer, a fall of 2.0%. The estimated average age, 47.9, matches the province (47.9), over-65s make up 24.4% and foreign residents 11.9%.

Seismic risk is minimal: Corsione is in zone 4 together with 112 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.040 g. In a country house the priorities are therefore damp, the roof and insulation. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and the report traces the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill village in the countryside north of Asti.
  • 201 residents in 2023, down just 2.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 47.9, same as the province; foreign residents 11.9%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.040 g.

Overview

Corsione is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 201 residents, among the smallest in the province (110 of 117).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corsione 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 2.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corsione declared an average taxable income of 23,745 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Corsione is in climate zone E, with 2,723 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 287 metres above sea level.

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 2.5% of the land in Corsione, 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

Corsione 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 Corsione.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Corsione: 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 Corsione 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 6 inhabited census areas in Corsione. 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 005044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.