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Morbello: 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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Morbello, woods and hamlets between Acqui Terme and Ovada

Morbello sits on the first Apennine heights in the southern part of the province of Alessandria, between Acqui Terme and Ovada. It has no single centre: it is a set of hamlets scattered among chestnut and oak woods, meadows and a few vineyards, at around 400 metres. For work, shops and services people go to Acqui or Ovada.

It is chosen by people looking for quiet and woodland, often as a second home. Houses are stone or masonry, many with land; before buying, check access, water (from a well or spring in some hamlets), internet and heating, since this is climate zone E.

In 2023 there were 396 residents, just 12 fewer than in 2011. The population is elderly, with an estimated average age of 54.2 against 48.9 for the province and over-65s at 35.6%. Households are small, 1.63 people on average, and foreign residents account for 11.4%.

Morbello is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 126 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.058 g. In the woods and on slopes, landslides and streams matter more, to be checked on the official maps for the individual plot.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address, useful in a municipality of hamlets where land and buildings are easily confused.

Key points

  • Woodland hamlets between Acqui Terme and Ovada.
  • Small households: 1.63 people on average.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.058 g.
  • Well or spring water in some hamlets: check it.

Overview

Morbello is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 396 residents, ranked 136 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Morbello 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 0.058 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 2.9%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (49). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Morbello declared an average taxable income of 23,309 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Morbello 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 402 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Morbello has 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

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 3.0% of the land in Morbello, 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

Morbello 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 Morbello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Morbello: 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 Morbello 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 20 inhabited census areas in Morbello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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

ISTAT code 006110. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.