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Incisa Scapaccino: 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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For example: Via San Lorenzo 1, Incisa Scapaccino.

Incisa Scapaccino, the Belbo valley between Nizza and Alessandria

The Belbo stream runs at the foot of Incisa Scapaccino, a municipality in the province of Asti among the Monferrato hills, downstream from Nizza Monferrato and towards the Alessandria plain. The village has a lower part along the valley and an older core higher up, while the surrounding hills are planted with vines, Barbera being the main grape of the area.

For buyers, the difference between the two parts of the village is real. Down below there are easier roads, services and newer houses, but also the closeness of the Belbo: the report reads the official flood maps for the address, which deserve a careful look for properties on the valley floor. Higher up there are village houses of brick and stone, with views over the vineyards and steeper streets. On the hills there are also farmhouses with land, often needing work.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,021 residents in 2023, down 11.2% since 2011. The average age is 46.8, slightly below the provincial 47.9, with 25.5% over 65 and 9.5% foreign residents. Declared incomes are a little below the Asti average.

Earthquakes count for little here: Incisa Scapaccino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.049 g in the built-up area. In older houses, focus on the roof, damp walls and the heating and wiring, and on the hills check the official landslide maps too.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, so the report starts from the address and reaches the plot.

Key points

  • Belbo valley, in the Asti part of Monferrato.
  • Lower village near the Belbo: check flood maps.
  • Population down 11.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.049 g.

Overview

Incisa Scapaccino is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,021 residents, ranked 16 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Incisa Scapaccino 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 0.049 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 11.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Incisa Scapaccino declared an average taxable income of 22,834 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Incisa Scapaccino is in climate zone E, with 2,518 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 131 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Incisa Scapaccino has 3 schools 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 6.5% of the land in Incisa Scapaccino, 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

Incisa Scapaccino 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 Incisa Scapaccino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Incisa Scapaccino: 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 Incisa Scapaccino 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 30 inhabited census areas in Incisa Scapaccino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.2%
  • fair 94.8%

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 005058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.