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Malvicino: 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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Malvicino, wooded hills in the south of Alessandria province

In the southern part of the province of Alessandria, where the hills start climbing towards the Apennines and the border with Liguria, Malvicino is a municipality of a few houses and a great deal of woodland. The landscape is one of ridges and narrow valleys, with scattered farmhouses and roads that wind round the slopes.

One thing stands out in the figures: the population is old. The estimated average age is 61.3, compared with 48.9 in the province, and over-65s account for 41.0% of residents against 28.6% province-wide. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 78 people in 2023, down 7.1% since 2011; foreign residents make up 7.7%.

For a buyer, that means a market of family houses, often inherited, where wiring, plumbing and roofs need checking. Climate zone E means cold winters, though shorter than in the mountains. Shops, a pharmacy and schools are a drive away in the larger towns down the valleys, which matters if the house is to be a main home. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, along with 126 others in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.052 g, a low value. In stone and brick houses it is still worth having the floors and load-bearing walls inspected.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report gets from the address to the land parcel. On slopes like these, landslides and surface water are assessed spot by spot on the official maps.

Key points

  • Wooded hills in the south of Alessandria province, near the Apennines.
  • Average age 61.3, over-65s at 41.0%.
  • 78 residents in 2023, down 7.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.052 g.

Overview

Malvicino is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 78 residents, among the smallest in the province (187 of 187).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Malvicino 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 0.052 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 7.1%. The estimated average age is 61 years, higher than the province average (49). 41% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Malvicino declared an average taxable income of 21,850 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Malvicino is in climate zone E, with 2,776 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 350 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 4.2% of the land in Malvicino, 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

Malvicino 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 Malvicino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Malvicino: 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 Malvicino 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 7 inhabited census areas in Malvicino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 006090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.