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Mongardino: 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 San Pietro 1, Mongardino.

Mongardino, vineyards and hills just outside Asti

Mongardino is a municipality in the hills of the Asti area, a short distance from Asti itself, with the village gathered on high ground and the countryside shared between vineyards, arable fields and patches of woodland on the steeper slopes. People here tend to work and shop in town and come back to the hills in the evening.

Average declared income is above the provincial average, and it shows in the housing: next to old brick farm buildings there are detached houses and restored farmhouses (cascine). If you are buying a cascina, look closely at damp in the ground-floor walls, at the cellars and at the roof, which in country buildings is often the biggest single cost.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 842 residents at the end of 2023, down 11.5% since 2011. The average age is 50.9, against 47.9 for the province, and over-65s account for 32.7%. Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population.

Earthquake risk is low. Mongardino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, as are 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.043 g. In older houses, material quality and routine maintenance matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre covers the municipality and the report links the address to its land parcel. Ground on the Asti hills can shift, so the official maps for slopes and ditches are checked at the address rather than for the whole village.

Key points

  • Vineyard hills a short distance from Asti.
  • Average income above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 113 of 117 municipalities in the province.
  • Farmhouses: damp, cellars and roof come first.

Overview

Mongardino is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 842 residents, ranked 45 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mongardino 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 0.043 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 11.5%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mongardino declared an average taxable income of 26,773 euros, above the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mongardino is in climate zone E, with 2,540 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 292 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mongardino has 2 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 7.1% of the land in Mongardino, 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

Mongardino 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 Mongardino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mongardino: 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 Mongardino 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 13 inhabited census areas in Mongardino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 14.9%
  • fair 85.1%

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 005071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.