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Mombaruzzo: 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: Via Ten. G. Cordara 1, Mombaruzzo.

Mombaruzzo, amaretti and vineyards in the Asti Monferrato

Outside Piedmont, Mombaruzzo is known mostly for its soft amaretti biscuits, made here for generations. The village sits on the Monferrato hills in the southern part of the province of Asti, at around 270 metres, surrounded by vineyards, and looks to the larger towns of the area and to Asti for work and services.

Homes for sale come in two main kinds: brick houses in the village centre, often with an inner courtyard or facing narrow streets, and farmhouses (cascine) scattered among the vines. A cascina gives you space and views, but you need to check road access, drainage, the water connection and the state of the roofs, which in a rural building are often the biggest expense. Winters are cold and damp, in climate zone E.

In 2023 there were 945 residents, 18.0% fewer than at the 2011 census. The average age is 53.7, against 47.9 in the province, and over-65s make up 36.4%. Foreign residents account for 15.7%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

As for earthquakes, the municipality belongs to the small group of 4 municipalities in the province of Asti classed in seismic zone 3; the other 113 are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, 0.053 g. For a brick house, rising damp in the walls usually matters more.

Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are available, so the report finds the parcel from the address and overlays the official landslide and flood maps, useful on cultivated slopes and near ditches.

Key points

  • Monferrato hills near Asti, among vineyards and farmhouses.
  • 945 residents in 2023, down 18.0% since 2011.
  • One of 4 municipalities near Asti in seismic zone 3.
  • Foreign residents at 15.7%.

Overview

Mombaruzzo is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 945 residents, ranked 41 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mombaruzzo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 4 of 117 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.053 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 18.0%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 15.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mombaruzzo declared an average taxable income of 24,912 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mombaruzzo is in climate zone E, with 2,713 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 275 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mombaruzzo 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 4.0% of the land in Mombaruzzo, 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

Mombaruzzo 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 open contaminated sites in Mombaruzzo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mombaruzzo: 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 Mombaruzzo 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 28 inhabited census areas in Mombaruzzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.3%
  • fair 91.7%

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 005065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.