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Moncalvo: 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: Corso Xxv Aprile 1, Moncalvo.

Moncalvo, the fat ox fair town in Monferrato

Every December Moncalvo draws people from all over Piedmont to its fat ox fair (fiera del bue grasso), one of the best known traditions of Monferrato. For the rest of the year it is a small town in the hills between Asti and Casale Monferrato, built on high ground with the old centre and its churches at the top and vineyards all around. Asti and Casale are about half an hour by car.

Buyers find a varied offer: historic houses and palazzi in the centre, often large and with a courtyard, farmhouses and country homes on the hills, and some newer detached houses. Monferrato also attracts buyers from elsewhere, foreigners included, looking for a home among the vines. For buildings on the slopes, the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the address; for farmhouses, access, water and distance to services matter.

There are 2,771 residents (2023), down 13.0% since 2011. The average age of 50.2 is higher than in the province of Asti (47.9), people over 65 make up 31.2% and households have 2.09 members on average. Foreign residents account for 10.8%.

Earthquakes are not a main concern: Moncalvo is in seismic zone 4, like nearly every municipality in the Asti area, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.039 g. In old houses, the state of roofs, floors and walls, and damp in the cellars, matter more.

The climate is zone E in the Italian classification. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the parcel.

Key points

  • Monferrato hills between Asti and Casale
  • Fat ox fair every December
  • 2,771 residents, down 13.0% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, acceleration 0.039 g

Overview

Moncalvo is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,771 residents, among the most populous in the province (10 of 117).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Moncalvo 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 0.039 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 13.0%. The estimated average age is 50 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 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Moncalvo declared an average taxable income of 24,752 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Moncalvo is in climate zone E, with 2,738 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 305 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Moncalvo has 4 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 2.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 10.1% of the land in Moncalvo, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 1.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Moncalvo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Moncalvo. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Moncalvo: 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 Moncalvo 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 36 inhabited census areas in Moncalvo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 31.3%
  • good 68.7%

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 005069. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.