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Cortandone: 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 Valinosio 1, Cortandone.

Cortandone, a small municipality in the hills of Asti

Cortandone is one of many small municipalities scattered across the hills north-west of Asti, with the village on top of a rise and the land shared between fields, vines, small woods and farmhouses. It is not high, just over two hundred metres, and Asti is a short drive away: that is where people go for work, secondary schools, the hospital and trains.

Buyers mostly find village houses and brick farmhouses, often with some land, plus a few detached homes built in recent decades. In the Asti hills, clay soils and slopes need care, so cracks in walls, sinking courtyards and rainwater drainage are the first things to look at. The report checks the official landslide maps at the address.

In 2023 there were 320 residents, almost the same as in 2011 (a fall of 0.9%). The estimated average age is 49.6, against 47.9 in the province, with over-65s at 30.0%. Foreign residents account for 11.6%. Declared incomes are close to the average for the province of Asti.

Almost all of the province of Asti carries a low earthquake risk: 113 municipalities are in seismic zone 4 and only 4 in zone 3, on the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department. Cortandone is in zone 4, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.041 g, a very low value. In old farmhouses the focus should be on timber floors and cracks caused by ground movement.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report identifies the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Hills north-west of Asti, a short drive from the provincial capital.
  • 320 residents in 2023, almost unchanged since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.041 g.
  • Clay soils: check for cracks, subsidence and drainage.

Overview

Cortandone is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 320 residents, ranked 94 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cortandone 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 0.041 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cortandone declared an average taxable income of 23,780 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cortandone is in climate zone E, with 2,697 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 219 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Cortandone has 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 5.1% of the land in Cortandone, 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

Cortandone 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 Cortandone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cortandone: 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 Cortandone 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 Cortandone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 005045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.