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Morsasco: 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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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 San Pasquale 1, Morsasco.

Morsasco, in the Alto Monferrato hills

Between Acqui Terme and Ovada, Morsasco is one of the villages scattered across the Alto Monferrato hills: an old core on high ground, newer houses along the roads leading down, and farmhouses among woods and fields.

Location matters if you need to get around. Ovada, with its junction on the A26 motorway, opens the way to Genoa and Liguria, while Acqui Terme is the main town for the hospital, secondary schools and shops. The market is mostly detached houses and rural buildings needing renovation, sometimes with land, and a few newer small villas. Before signing, check the state of the roof and that there is an access road usable in winter too.

There were 605 residents in 2023, 15.0% fewer than the 712 of 2011. The village is older than the province of Alessandria as a whole: an average age of 51.8 against 48.9, and over-65s at 34.0% against 28.6%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The seismic zone is 3, the same as 126 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.064 g. For a masonry farmhouse, the thing to establish is the state of the structure: walls, floors, roof and the work done over the years.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Morsasco, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On these hills the gradient changes a lot from one plot to the next, so the report compares the location of the house with the official landslide maps.

Key points

  • Alto Monferrato village between Acqui Terme and Ovada.
  • 605 residents in 2023, down 15.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 51.8, against 48.9 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration around 0.064 g.

Overview

Morsasco is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 605 residents, ranked 103 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Morsasco 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 0.064 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 15.0%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Morsasco declared an average taxable income of 22,628 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Morsasco is in climate zone E, with 2,758 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 328 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Morsasco has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 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 6.3% of the land in Morsasco, 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

Morsasco 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 Morsasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Morsasco: 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 Morsasco 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 11 inhabited census areas in Morsasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 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 006112. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.