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Montegioco: 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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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: Frazione Palazzo 1, Montegioco.

Montegioco, the Tortona hills in the Val Grue

Montegioco lies in the hills around Tortona, in the Val Grue, south-east of the town, among vineyards, orchards and woods. It is rolling countryside, with the village on a rise and houses scattered along the roads. Tortona is a short drive away, with motorways and trains to Milan and Genoa, so commuting is realistic.

The market includes village houses, farmhouses and rural buildings on the slopes, often with land or a vineyard. On these hills the ground can shift, so check for cracks in walls, subsidence and the state of retaining walls; the report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address. If vineyards or fields come with the house, check every parcel in the land registry. Climate zone E brings cold winters.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 271 residents, 55 fewer than the 326 of 2011, a fall of 16.9%. The estimated average age is 50.6, against 48.9 in the province of Alessandria, over-65s make up 33.2% and foreign residents 7.4%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 127 of the 187 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.093 g. For an old brick or stone farmhouse, have a surveyor look at the roof and how walls and floors are tied together.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and the report starts from the address to reach the land parcel.

Key points

  • Tortona hills in the Val Grue, a short drive from Tortona.
  • 271 residents, down 16.9% since 2011.
  • With vineyards or fields: check every parcel in the registry.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.093 g.

Overview

Montegioco is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 271 residents, ranked 162 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montegioco 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 0.093 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 16.9%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montegioco declared an average taxable income of 22,613 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montegioco is in climate zone E, with 2,648 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 197 metres above sea level.

Services

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 5.3% of the land in Montegioco, 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

Montegioco 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 Montegioco.

Landslides and flooding

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

Residents by band

  • modest 2.5%
  • fair 97.5%

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 006107. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.