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Fontanile: 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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Fontanile, Monferrato hills towards Nizza

Fontanile is a hill village in the Monferrato area of Asti, in the southern part of the province, with Nizza Monferrato as the nearby town for shops, schools and services. The village stands at around 280 metres, with a compact centre surrounded by cultivated hills and scattered farmsteads.

The market is mostly village houses and farmsteads with land, some needing renovation. For these properties, do the full sum: roof, damp in the walls, systems, and heating large volumes in climate zone E. For a rural building or a hayloft to convert, check with the town hall first what is allowed.

In 2023 there were 474 residents, 16.3% fewer than the 566 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.9 against 47.9 for the province, and over-65s make up 29.7%, against 27.3%. Foreign residents are 17.1%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: Fontanile is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 112 other municipalities in the province of Asti, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.052 g. For a brick farmhouse, the state of the beams and any cracks in the walls matter more, and should be seen by a surveyor.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Monferrato hillsides can slip after prolonged rain, and in the valley bottoms small streams can burst their banks: the report checks both on the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Monferrato hills of Asti, near Nizza Monferrato.
  • Foreign residents 17.1%, over-65s at 29.7%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.052 g.
  • Farmsteads to renovate: roof, beams, cracks and systems.

Overview

Fontanile is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 474 residents, ranked 76 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fontanile 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 0.052 g, a moderate 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 16.3%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 17.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fontanile declared an average taxable income of 18,717 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fontanile is in climate zone E, with 2,714 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 276 metres above sea level.

Services

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 3.8% of the land in Fontanile, 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

Fontanile 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 Fontanile.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fontanile: 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 Fontanile 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 8 inhabited census areas in Fontanile. 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 005054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.