Montechiaro d'Asti: 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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Montechiaro d'Asti, Monferrato hills north-west of Asti
Vineyards, hazelnut groves and woods surround Montechiaro d'Asti, a Monferrato village in the hills north-west of Asti. Just outside the village, on a rise, stands the Romanesque church of Santi Nazario e Celso, a regular stop for visitors touring Monferrato's Romanesque churches. Asti is about twenty minutes by car, and Turin is within reach if you accept an hour on the road.
The village has the basics: the Overture Maps data list 3 schools, 2 supermarkets and food shops and 1 pharmacy. Buyers will find brick village houses, farmhouses with courtyards and a few newer detached houses on the edges. In older homes, check for rising damp, the roof and the electrics and plumbing.
There were 1,258 residents in 2023, down 8.8% on the 1,380 of 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.3, against 47.9 in the province, and over-65s are 30.0% (27.3% around Asti). Foreign residents are 11.8%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
Earthquakes carry little weight here. Montechiaro is in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection classification, like 112 other municipalities in the province of Asti; only 4 are in zone 3. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.040 g.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. In the Monferrato hills the official landslide maps are worth a look, and on valley floors the flood maps along the streams.
Key points
- Asti Monferrato, in the hills north-west of Asti.
- 1,258 residents, down 8.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.040 g.
- Over-65s at 30.0%, foreign residents at 11.8%.
Overview
Montechiaro d'Asti is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,258 residents, ranked 28 of 117 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montechiaro d'Asti 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 0.040 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 8.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montechiaro d'Asti declared an average taxable income of 23,132 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montechiaro d'Asti is in climate zone E, with 2,727 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, Montechiaro d'Asti has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 7.2% of the land in Montechiaro d'Asti, 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
Montechiaro d'Asti 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 Montechiaro d'Asti. 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 Montechiaro d'Asti: 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 Montechiaro d'Asti 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 Montechiaro d'Asti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 005075. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.