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Gremiasco: 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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Gremiasco, in the Val Curone in the Tortona Apennines

Gremiasco is a village in the Val Curone, one of the Apennine valleys running down towards Tortona, in the corner of the province of Alessandria close to the borders with Lombardy, Emilia and Liguria. It sits at about four hundred metres along the Curone stream, with hamlets scattered over the slopes among woods and meadows. Tortona is the town for work, schools and hospital care, and from there motorways and railways head to Milan and Genoa.

The population is old: the estimated average age is 55.2, against 48.9 in the province, and over-65s make up 43.7%, well above the provincial 28.6%. There were 277 residents in 2023, 67 fewer than the 344 of 2011, a fall of 19.5%. Foreign residents account for 8.3%, and declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Buyers will find stone houses in the village and hamlets, rural buildings and a few small detached homes. On the slopes, check retaining walls, drainage and the access road in winter; near the stream the report checks the official flood maps, and on hillsides the landslide maps, for the exact address. Climate zone E brings cold winters.

For earthquakes, Gremiasco is in seismic zone 3, like 127 of the 187 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.097 g. On an old stone house, have the roof and the links between walls and floors checked.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Val Curone, in the Apennines running down to Tortona.
  • Over-65s at 43.7%, against 28.6% in the province.
  • 277 residents, down 19.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.097 g.

Overview

Gremiasco is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 277 residents, ranked 160 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gremiasco 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 0.097 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 19.5%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (49). 44% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gremiasco declared an average taxable income of 23,737 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gremiasco is in climate zone E, with 2,905 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 400 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 2.3% of the land in Gremiasco, 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

Gremiasco 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 Gremiasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gremiasco: 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 Gremiasco 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 Gremiasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 006083. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.