Montemagno Monferrato: 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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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: Via Principessa Jolanda 1, Montemagno Monferrato.
Montemagno Monferrato, vineyards and a castle in the Asti hills
The hills of the Asti side of the Monferrato are a patchwork of vineyards, fields and small woods, and Montemagno sits on a hilltop at around 260 metres, with its castle at the top and the village spreading down around it. The grapes are mostly the local varieties, Barbera and Grignolino, and the countryside is dotted with farmsteads.
Asti and Casale Monferrato are the reference points for work, secondary schools and the hospital, reached by car along the hill roads. The housing market consists of houses in the centre, often old and on several floors, and farmhouses with land, some to restore. In a farmhouse, the budget depends mainly on the roof, walls, damp and systems, and heating a large house in climate zone E is costly. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
In 2023 there were 1,036 residents, 10.8% fewer than in 2011. The population is older than average: an average age of 51.8 against 47.9 for the province, over-65s at 33.5% against 27.3%. Foreign nationals account for 7.6%.
Almost the whole province of Asti is in seismic zone 4, the lowest: Montemagno is one of these 113 municipalities, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.041 g. Earthquakes therefore weigh little; what matters more is the state of the structure and any cracks caused by the clay soils.
On these hills clay ground can move slowly, so the official landslide maps need to be read at the exact spot: the report does this starting from the address and, with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, reaches the land parcel.
Key points
- Hill village with a castle, among Barbera and Grignolino vineyards.
- Seismic zone 4, the lowest, like 113 municipalities around Asti.
- Over-65s at 33.5%, against 27.3% in the province.
- Slow landslides on clay soils: check by address.
Overview
Montemagno Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,036 residents, ranked 36 of 117 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montemagno Monferrato 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 0.041 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 10.8%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montemagno Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 22,176 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montemagno Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,701 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 260 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montemagno Monferrato has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 3.9% of the land in Montemagno Monferrato, 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
Montemagno Monferrato 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 Montemagno Monferrato.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montemagno Monferrato: 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 Montemagno Monferrato 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 19 inhabited census areas in Montemagno Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 005077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.