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Montabone: 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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Montabone, vineyard hills between Nizza and Acqui

Montabone is a small village in the hills of southern Asti province, in the wine country between Nizza Monferrato and Acqui Terme. The centre sits on top of a rise at over four hundred and fifty metres, and the land around it is divided between vineyards, hazelnut groves, woods and farmhouses. For services and work people look to Nizza and Acqui and, further away, Asti and Alessandria.

The market is made up of village houses, farmhouses with land and rural buildings, often sought as second homes by people who love the vineyard landscape. The hills have clay soils and slopes that move, so cracks in walls, sinking courtyards and rainwater drainage should be checked first. The report reads the official landslide maps at the address.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 314 residents in 2023, 33 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 9.5%. The estimated average age is 53.5, against 47.9 in the province of Asti, and over-65s make up 35.0%. Foreign residents account for 8.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: Montabone is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.052 g. In farmhouses the weak points are usually timber floors and extensions added over time without being properly tied to the main building.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report identifies the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Vineyard hills in southern Asti province, between Nizza and Acqui.
  • 314 residents in 2023, down 9.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.052 g.
  • Clay soils: check for cracks and subsidence.

Overview

Montabone is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 314 residents, ranked 95 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montabone 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 0.052 g, a moderate 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 9.5%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montabone declared an average taxable income of 17,213 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montabone is in climate zone E, with 2,863 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 454 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montabone has 1 pharmacy.

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 3.3% of the land in Montabone, 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

Montabone 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 Montabone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montabone: 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 Montabone 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 Montabone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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 005072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.