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Cortazzone: 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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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 Vanara 1, Cortazzone.

Cortazzone, the Romanesque church of San Secondo and the Asti hills

Standing alone on a knoll among woods and fields, the Romanesque church of San Secondo is the Cortazzone monument that draws visitors, with its dressed stone and carved capitals. The village lies a little further on, in the hills of the Asti area, in a landscape of fields, meadows and woods that changes from one hill to the next.

People buying in Cortazzone are usually looking for a country home: brick farmhouses, houses with a courtyard and land, rural buildings to restore. Asti is the main town for work, secondary schools, the hospital and the railway station, and is reached by car across the hills. Before buying an isolated property, check the access road, internet connection and the state of the roof.

In 2023 there were 589 residents, 10.4% fewer than the 657 of 2011. The average age is 49.0, against 47.9 in the province of Asti; over-65s make up 27.2% of residents and foreign nationals 8.7%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The seismic hazard is low. Cortazzone is in zone 4, the lowest class, like 112 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is around 0.041 g. In old country houses, rising damp, roofs and services matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On these hills the gradient changes from one plot to the next: slope and the official landslide maps are read for each individual house.

Key points

  • Asti hills, home to the Romanesque church of San Secondo.
  • 589 residents in 2023, down 10.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration around 0.041 g.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Cortazzone is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 589 residents, ranked 58 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cortazzone 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 resident population has fallen by 10.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cortazzone declared an average taxable income of 23,544 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cortazzone 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, Cortazzone has 1 pharmacy.

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 4.2% of the land in Cortazzone, 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

Cortazzone 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 Cortazzone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cortazzone: 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 Cortazzone 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 12 inhabited census areas in Cortazzone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 005047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.