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Murisengo Monferrato: 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 Umberto Primo 1, Murisengo Monferrato.

Murisengo Monferrato, white truffle hills

In autumn Murisengo fills up for its white truffle fair, the Trifola d'Or, with truffle hunters, restaurateurs and visitors. For the rest of the year it is a hill village in the Basso Monferrato, on the border with the province of Asti, among woods, hazelnut groves, vineyards and roads that follow the ridges. Casale Monferrato, Asti and Turin are reached by car, with journey times to factor in if you work in a city.

The population is elderly: the average age is 52.2, against 48.9 in the province of Alessandria, and over-65s are 35.1%, against 28.6%. In 2023 there were 1,271 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 12.3% on 2011. Foreign residents are 8.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

House hunters find homes in the centre, farmsteads and country houses with land, often with views over the hills. For isolated farmsteads, check the access road, utility connections, drainage and the state of the roof and walls. Winters are cold (climate zone E) and heating a large house is expensive.

Earthquake risk is low: Murisengo is in seismic zone 4, like 60 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.039 g.

On the Monferrato hills, slope and landslide hazard change from one hillside to the next: the report checks them on the official maps for each address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • White truffle fair village in the Basso Monferrato.
  • Over-65s at 35.1%, against 28.6% in the province.
  • Population down 12.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.039 g.

Overview

Murisengo Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,271 residents, ranked 55 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Murisengo Monferrato 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 0.039 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 12.3%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Murisengo Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 23,210 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Murisengo Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,766 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 338 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Murisengo Monferrato has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 1.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 7.3% of the land in Murisengo Monferrato, 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

Murisengo 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 Murisengo Monferrato.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Murisengo 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 Murisengo 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 37 inhabited census areas in Murisengo Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.2%
  • fair 46.2%
  • good 49.7%

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 006113. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.