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Giarole: 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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Giarole, lowlands between Casale Monferrato and Valenza

Between Casale Monferrato and Valenza, on the plain of the province of Alessandria, Giarole has its town hall at about a hundred metres above sea level and the Po flowing not far away. The village has a castle, the historic seat of the Sannazzaro family, with fields and farmsteads all around. Casale and Valenza are the reference towns for work, schools and services, a short drive away.

On a plain near a big river, the most useful question for buyers concerns water. The report reads the official flood maps of the Po and the canals for the exact address and measures ground elevation, since even a few metres of difference count. Homes are mainly village houses with courtyards, farmhouses and detached houses; in older buildings check for rising damp, the roof and the systems, with foggy climate zone E winters.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 707 residents at the end of 2023, down 1.8% on the 720 of 2011, a modest fall. The average age is 49.5, close to the provincial 48.9, over-65s make up 29.1% and foreign residents 5.4%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

Seismic hazard is low: Giarole is in zone 4, like 59 other municipalities in the province of Alessandria, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.045 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces an address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Lowland village between Casale Monferrato and Valenza.
  • Historic castle of the Sannazzaro family.
  • 707 residents, down 1.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.045 g.

Overview

Giarole is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 707 residents, ranked 90 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Giarole is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 60 of 187 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.045 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 1.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Giarole declared an average taxable income of 22,510 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Giarole is in climate zone E, with 2,564 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 98 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Giarole has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

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 Giarole, 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

Giarole 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 Giarole.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Giarole: 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 Giarole 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 Giarole. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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 006082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.