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Frascaro: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Alessandria, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Frascaro, lowland countryside near Alessandria

Frascaro is a lowland village in the province of Alessandria, just over a hundred metres above sea level and a short distance from the provincial capital. The land is almost all farmed countryside, with a compact village and a few farmhouses along the roads. Many residents work in Alessandria or nearby towns and commute by car every day.

It suits people who want a detached house with a garden without moving far from the city. There are small villas built in recent decades, village houses and farmhouses. For older houses, rising damp, the roof and insulation are what count; for newer ones, the energy rating and the services. In climate zone E, with cold winters and fog on the plain, heating is a major expense.

In 2023 there were 426 residents, down 4.5% on 2011. Households average 2.46 people. The estimated average age is 49.3, almost the same as the 48.9 of the province, and over-65s make up 28.4%. Foreign residents account for 7.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Frascaro is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 126 other municipalities in the province of Alessandria, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.058 g, a low value. On the plain, the most useful check concerns watercourses and ditches: the report looks up flood hazard on the official maps for the exact address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the municipality's cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Lowland village a short distance from Alessandria.
  • Average age 49.3, close to the provincial 48.9.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.058 g.
  • On the plain, flood hazard is checked at the address.

Overview

Frascaro is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 426 residents, ranked 132 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Frascaro is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (127 of 187) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.058 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 4.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Frascaro declared an average taxable income of 24,169 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Frascaro is in climate zone E, with 2,583 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 124 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 6.9% of the land in Frascaro, compared with 7.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Frascaro 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 Frascaro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Frascaro: 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 Frascaro 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 Frascaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.7%
  • fair 95.3%

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 006071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.