Montiglio 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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Montiglio Monferrato, hills and hamlets north of Asti
Montiglio Monferrato is a municipality of hills and hamlets in the Asti part of Monferrato, north of Asti, in a landscape of vineyards, hazelnut groves, woods and fields alternating on the slopes. Its villages are separated by hill roads and many scattered houses. Asti, Chivasso and Casale Monferrato are the towns people look to, reached by car.
House hunters here will mostly find country houses, farmsteads and brick village houses, often with land and in need of renovation. Aspect, access in the cold months, connection to mains services and the state of roofs and walls all count. On the Monferrato hills the slopes need checking plot by plot: the report looks at the gradient and the official landslide maps at the address.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,486 residents in 2023, down 11.9% on 2011. The average age is 50.7, above 47.9 for the province, and over-65s make up 31.0%. Foreign residents account for 8.5%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Asti.
Earthquakes are a minor concern: Montiglio is in seismic zone 4, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.039 g. In an old farmhouse, damp, the roof and the ties between walls matter more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality, hamlets included.
Key points
- Monferrato hills and hamlets north of Asti.
- Population down 11.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.039 g.
- Farmhouses and country homes: check the slopes.
Overview
Montiglio Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,486 residents, ranked 24 of 117 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montiglio 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 0.039 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 11.9%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montiglio Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 22,727 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montiglio Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,752 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 321 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montiglio Monferrato has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.
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 6.7% of the land in Montiglio 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
Montiglio 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Montiglio Monferrato, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Montiglio 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 Montiglio 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 40 inhabited census areas in Montiglio Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.2%
- fair 97.8%
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 005121. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.