Nizza 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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Nizza Monferrato, Barbera wine and the Belbo valley
Nizza Monferrato is the market town of the Belbo valley in the south of the province of Asti, surrounded by vineyard-covered hills. Its name goes hand in hand with Barbera wine, and the Nizza area is one of the components of the Vineyard Landscapes of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Among local produce is the cardo gobbo, a cardoon grown in the sandy soil along the river.
The town itself sits on the flat valley floor, compact around its centre and market square, while scattered houses and farmsteads climb the hills around it. Buyers can choose between flats in the centre, small villas on the edges and farmhouses among the vines, often in need of work. By population Nizza ranks number 2 in the province, and its shops reflect that: there are 1.09 supermarkets per 1,000 residents, against 0.61 across the Asti area.
In 2023 there were 10,063 residents, down 3.0% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 47.3, a little below the province (47.9); over-65s are 25.9% and foreign residents 12.6%. Households are small, averaging 2.16 people.
Earthquake hazard is low. Nizza is in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, like 113 of the 117 municipalities in the province, with expected acceleration of about 0.048 g. With country houses, the state of the roof and walls, damp and the heating and wiring usually matter more.
The river deserves closer attention. The Belbo runs through the town, and in 1994 the great Piedmont flood hit the whole valley hard. The report reads the flood maps for each address, which separates houses on the valley floor from those on the hills, where slopes are the thing to watch. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the plot can be traced from the address.
Key points
- Market town of the Belbo valley, among UNESCO-listed Barbera vineyards.
- Population down 3.0% since 2011; foreign residents 12.6%.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.048 g.
- Valley floor along the Belbo: check flood maps for each address.
Overview
Nizza Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 10,063 residents, the second most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nizza 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 0.048 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 3.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 12.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nizza Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 24,207 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Nizza Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,524 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 138 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Nizza Monferrato has 8 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 1.1 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 11.9% of the land in Nizza Monferrato, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Nizza Monferrato 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 Nizza 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 Nizza 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 Nizza 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 73 inhabited census areas in Nizza Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 5.7%
- fair 45.6%
- good 48.7%
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
- 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 005080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.