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Grazzano Badoglio: 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 Garibaldi 1, Grazzano Badoglio.

Grazzano Badoglio, Monferrato hills and Aleramo's church

The village used to be called Grazzano Monferrato and took its present name in honour of Marshal Pietro Badoglio, who was born here. Its history goes back much further, though: the parish church of Saints Victor and Corona grew out of an abbey that tradition links to Aleramo, founder of the line of the marquises of Monferrato, and it holds his tomb.

Grazzano lies in the hills of the Asti part of Monferrato, among farmed ridges, woods and small valleys. The centre is gathered on the hilltop; outside it are farmsteads and country houses, often brick-built. For a buyer, the state of the walls (damp is common in old brick buildings), the roofs and the access road all matter.

There were 556 residents in 2023, 62 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 10.0%. The average age is 50.6, compared with 47.9 in the province of Asti, and foreign nationals make up 12.8%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average. Overture Maps records 10.79 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents in the village, against 5.34 in the province.

Seismic hazard is low: Grazzano is in zone 4, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.039 g. On the clay hills of Monferrato, ground stability matters more, and the report compares the plot with the official landslide maps.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and from the address the report identifies the plot and its boundaries.

Key points

  • Monferrato village, birthplace of Pietro Badoglio.
  • Declared incomes above the provincial average, foreign nationals 12.8%.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 113 of 117 municipalities.
  • Clay hills: check landslide risk plot by plot.

Overview

Grazzano Badoglio is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 556 residents, ranked 65 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Grazzano Badoglio 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 0.039 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 10.0%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 12.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Grazzano Badoglio declared an average taxable income of 32,721 euros, above the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Grazzano Badoglio is in climate zone E, with 2,733 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 299 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Grazzano Badoglio has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

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 4.8% of the land in Grazzano Badoglio, 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

Grazzano Badoglio 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 Grazzano Badoglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Grazzano Badoglio: 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 Grazzano Badoglio 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 Grazzano Badoglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 99.0%

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 005057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.