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Dusino San Michele: 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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Dusino San Michele, Asti countryside on the Turin side

Dusino San Michele lies in the part of the province of Asti closest to Turin, in a landscape of fields, farmsteads and gentle rises. It is a small municipality with a growing population, younger than the provincial average, and well placed for people working towards Asti or in the Turin area.

Buyers here mainly find detached houses and small villas with gardens, plus farmsteads (cascine) to restore in the countryside. With farmsteads, the roof, damp and systems matter, as does the state of the outbuildings; with newer houses, the energy rating and heating, since this is climate zone E with cold, foggy winters. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

The village had 1,079 residents in 2023, 3.4% more than in 2011. The average age is 46.1, below the provincial 47.9, and over-65s make up 22.7%, against 27.3% in the province. Foreign nationals make up 11.9% and households average 2.40 people.

Earthquakes are a minor issue: Dusino San Michele is in seismic zone 4, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.044 g.

The official landslide and flood maps, which the report reads for the address, matter most near watercourses and on slopes. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, which show the plot including the outbuildings of a farmstead.

Key points

  • Asti countryside on the Turin side.
  • Population up 3.4% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 22.7%, against 27.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.044 g.

Overview

Dusino San Michele is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,079 residents, ranked 35 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dusino San Michele 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 0.044 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 grown by 3.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dusino San Michele declared an average taxable income of 23,592 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dusino San Michele is in climate zone E, with 2,704 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 264 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Dusino San Michele has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 7.2% of the land in Dusino San Michele, 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

Dusino San Michele 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 open contaminated sites in Dusino San Michele; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Dusino San Michele: 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 Dusino San Michele 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 16 inhabited census areas in Dusino San Michele. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.1%
  • fair 59.7%
  • good 35.2%

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 005052. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.