Montaldo Bormida: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Alessandria, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Montaldo Bormida, a hill village between Acqui Terme and Ovada
Between Acqui Terme and Ovada, in the upper Monferrato, Montaldo Bormida sits on a rise at around three hundred and thirty metres, its houses clustered at the top and the countryside sloping down towards the Bormida valley. The landscape is typical of the Alessandria hills: smallholdings, copses and roads that follow the ridges.
It is not a place for anyone who wants everything close at hand. There are few services in the village, so shopping, schools and doctors mean Acqui, Ovada or other towns nearby. In return, you find houses with gardens, farmhouses and homes in the old centre, often in need of work. Before buying, ask how long the house has been empty and what state the wiring, plumbing and roof are in.
There were 586 residents in 2023, down 17.2% on the 708 of 2011. It is an older population: an average age of 54.0 against 48.9 in the province of Alessandria, and over-65s at 35.0%. 7.8% of residents are foreign nationals. Average declared income sits below the provincial level.
The province has 127 municipalities in seismic zone 3 and 60 in zone 4; Montaldo Bormida is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.069 g. That is a low value, but for older brick and stone buildings a check on walls and floors is still useful.
The land registry can be consulted: on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps, the report finds the parcel matching the address. The clay hills around Alessandria can have unstable slopes, so landslide hazard is read on the official maps for that spot.
Key points
- Upper Monferrato, on a rise between Acqui Terme and Ovada.
- 586 residents in 2023, down 17.2% since 2011.
- Average age 54.0, against 48.9 in the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.069 g.
Overview
Montaldo Bormida is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 586 residents, ranked 105 of 187 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montaldo Bormida is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (127 of 187) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.069 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 17.2%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (49). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montaldo Bormida declared an average taxable income of 21,308 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montaldo Bormida is in climate zone E, with 2,666 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 334 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montaldo Bormida has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 6.5% of the land in Montaldo Bormida, compared with 7.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Montaldo Bormida 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 Montaldo Bormida.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montaldo Bormida: 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 Montaldo Bormida 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 12 inhabited census areas in Montaldo Bormida. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 006104. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.