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Loazzolo: 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: Regione Quartino 1, Loazzolo.

Loazzolo, the sweet wine of the Langa Astigiana

Loazzolo is the village in the Langa Astigiana that gave its name to a wine appellation of its own, Loazzolo, a passito Moscato made from a handful of vineyards on the slopes around the village. The centre lies at about four hundred and thirty metres among steep vineyards, hazelnut groves and woods, in the southern hills of the province of Asti. Canelli is the town for services and work, with Asti and Acqui Terme the nearest cities.

In 2023 there were 296 residents, 41 fewer than the 337 of 2011, a fall of 12.2%. The estimated average age is 51.2, against 47.9 in the province, and over-65s make up 30.7%. Households average 2.18 people. Foreign residents account for 10.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Homes are mostly farmhouses and village houses in stone and brick, often with farmland attached. If you are buying a hillside farmhouse, check the roof, damp in rooms set against the slope, whether extensions have planning approval and any rights of way to neighbouring land. Winters are cold, in climate zone E, and heating large buildings is a significant cost.

Earthquakes are a minor concern: Loazzolo is in seismic zone 4 under the Civil Protection classification, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.048 g. On Langa slopes, slow ground movement and drainage matter more.

The report for the address reads the official landslide and flood maps for the individual plot and, using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Langa Astigiana, home of the Loazzolo passito Moscato.
  • 296 residents in 2023, down 12.2%.
  • Farmhouses with land: check rights of way and extensions.
  • Seismic zone 4, low expected acceleration (0.048 g).

Overview

Loazzolo is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 296 residents, ranked 100 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Loazzolo 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 0.048 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 12.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Loazzolo declared an average taxable income of 19,604 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Loazzolo is in climate zone E, with 2,843 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 430 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 2.9% of the land in Loazzolo, 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

Loazzolo 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 Loazzolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Loazzolo: 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 Loazzolo 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 Loazzolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 005060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.