Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Morano sul Po: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Alessandria, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Morano sul Po

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 Casale 1, Morano sul Po.

Morano sul Po, river plain near Casale Monferrato

The name says a lot: Morano sul Po sits on the right bank of Italy's longest river, on the plain west of Casale Monferrato, with fields, poplar plantations and farmsteads all around. Casale, the reference town for work, schools and hospital, is a few minutes' drive away; Vercelli and the Monferrato hills are not far.

The village has shrunk in recent years: 1,272 residents in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 15.8% fewer than the 1,511 of 2011. The average age is 51.3, against 48.9 in the province of Alessandria, and over-65s are 31.1% against 28.6%. Foreign residents are 3.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers find detached houses with yards, homes in the village centre and farmsteads to restore. Winters are cold and foggy (climate zone E), so rising damp, the roof and the heating are the first items to check.

Earthquake risk is low: Morano is in seismic zone 4, like 60 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.038 g.

The Po, on the other hand, is the main issue. Between the village, the floodplain and the low land towards the embankment, flood hazard changes a great deal from one spot to another: before buying, check it for the exact address, which is what the report does with the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel and measures distances to services from the house.

Key points

  • Village on the right bank of the Po, near Casale Monferrato.
  • Population down 15.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.038 g.
  • Over-65s at 31.1%, against 28.6% in the province.

Overview

Morano sul Po is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,272 residents, ranked 54 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Morano sul Po is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 60 of 187 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.038 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 15.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Morano sul Po declared an average taxable income of 22,675 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Morano sul Po is in climate zone E, with 2,820 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 123 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Morano sul Po has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 6.8% of the land in Morano sul Po, 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

Morano sul Po is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. 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 Morano sul Po. 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 Morano sul Po: 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 Morano sul Po 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 14 inhabited census areas in Morano sul Po. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.0%
  • fair 42.4%
  • good 55.6%

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 006109. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.