Montegrosso 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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Montegrosso d'Asti, Barbera hills south of Asti
Montegrosso d'Asti is a village in the Monferrato hills of the Asti area, south of Asti, where Barbera vineyards cover much of the slopes. The landscape alternates between cultivated ridges, small woods and wider valley floors, and the municipality is split between the centre and several hamlets spread over the hills, with farmsteads and country houses.
Buyers here find two very different kinds of property: village houses and detached homes in the centre and the larger hamlets, and isolated farmhouses among the vines, often large and in need of restoration. For the latter, check access roads, utility connections, the roofs and whether any extensions were permitted. Asti, with jobs, upper secondary schools and the hospital, is a short drive away. The village has 3 schools, 3 supermarkets and 13 bars and restaurants.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,332 residents (2023), up 3.0% from 2,264 in 2011, against the trend in many hill villages. The average age is 46.8 against 47.9 in the province of Asti, and over-65s are 24.3% against 27.3%. Foreign residents make up 12.0%, a high share for a municipality this size. Incomes are close to the provincial average.
The seismic picture is calm: Montegrosso d'Asti is in zone 4, the lowest class in the Civil Protection classification, like 112 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.043 g. For a farmhouse, the roof, walls, damp and insulation matter more, as climate zone E brings cold, foggy winters.
On the marl hills of the Asti area, the position of the plot counts: the report checks the official landslide maps at the address and, on valley floors, the flood maps. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality.
Key points
- Barbera hills in the Asti Monferrato, south of Asti
- 2,332 residents, up 3.0% since 2011
- Foreign residents at 12.0%, average age 46.8
- Seismic zone 4, the lowest class
Overview
Montegrosso d'Asti is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,332 residents, ranked 14 of 117 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montegrosso 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 0.043 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 grown by 3.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 12.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montegrosso d'Asti declared an average taxable income of 23,899 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montegrosso d'Asti is in climate zone E, with 2,613 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 244 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montegrosso d'Asti has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 healthcare facilities.
There are 1.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).
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 9.6% of the land in Montegrosso 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
Montegrosso 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 no contaminated sites in Montegrosso d'Asti.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montegrosso 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 Montegrosso 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 31 inhabited census areas in Montegrosso d'Asti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.2%
- fair 61.5%
- good 38.3%
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 005076. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.