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Moasca: 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 Annunziata 1, Moasca.

Moasca, the hills between Canelli and Nizza Monferrato

Between Canelli and Nizza Monferrato, in the south of the province of Asti, Moasca is a hill village at around 260 metres, with its core on top and houses scattered along the ridge roads. Life here is split between countryside and small nearby towns, with Asti and Alba within driving distance for work and larger services.

Moasca has gained residents: 511 in 2023, up 8.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The mean age is 48.4, close to the provincial 47.9, with over-65s at 29.4% and foreign residents at 7.6%. Households have 2.18 members on average, and declared incomes are in line with the province.

House hunters mostly find rural buildings, village houses and a few detached homes. With a farmhouse, the first check concerns the volumes: barns and outbuildings converted into living space must be properly registered with the council and the land registry. Then come the roof, damp and systems.

Earthquake risk is low. Moasca is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, like 113 of the 117 municipalities around Asti, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.046 g. The climate zone is E, with cold winters and fog in the valley bottoms.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On the hills, landslide hazard needs reading spot by spot on the official maps, as does flooding on the valley floors, and the report does this for the exact address.

Key points

  • Hills in southern Asti province, between Canelli and Nizza Monferrato.
  • Population up 8.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 113 of 117 municipalities around Asti.
  • Farmhouses and barns: check the volumes are fully authorised.

Overview

Moasca is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 511 residents, ranked 71 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Moasca 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 0.046 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 grown by 8.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Moasca declared an average taxable income of 24,557 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Moasca is in climate zone E, with 2,627 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 260 metres above sea level.

Services

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 7.2% of the land in Moasca, 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

Moasca 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 Moasca.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Moasca: 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 Moasca 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 9 inhabited census areas in Moasca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 005063. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.