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Occimiano: 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 Circonvallazione 1, Occimiano.

Occimiano, a lowland village in the Casale area

Casale Monferrato is a few minutes' drive away, and for Occimiano it is the town that provides schools, the hospital, shops and much of the work. The village lies on the plain south of Casale, at about 100 metres, with fields all round and the first Monferrato hills visible to the south. People working in Alessandria or Valenza have a longer drive, but it is all on the flat.

Compared with some nearby villages the population is a little younger. In 2023 there were 1,213 residents, down 11.3% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office; the average age is 47.1, below the 48.9 of the province of Alessandria, and over-65s are 25.3% against 28.6% provincially. Foreign residents make up 8.0%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

House hunters mainly find independent homes: two-storey village houses with inner courtyards, detached houses from recent decades and farmhouses outside the centre. Winter is cold and foggy (climate zone E), so look carefully at insulation, windows and the boiler. In older houses it is also worth checking for rising damp in the ground-floor walls, a common problem on the plain.

Seismic hazard is low: Occimiano is in zone 4 of the national classification, like 60 of the 187 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.043 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On a plain crossed by irrigation ditches and channels, flood hazard should be read on the official maps for the exact house.

Key points

  • Plain south of Casale Monferrato, the local reference town.
  • Over-65s at 25.3%, below the provincial 28.6%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.043 g.
  • Independent houses: check insulation and damp walls.

Overview

Occimiano is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,213 residents, ranked 60 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Occimiano 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 0.043 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 11.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (49). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Occimiano declared an average taxable income of 24,975 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Occimiano is in climate zone E, with 2,572 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 107 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Occimiano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 2.5 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.0).

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 7.9% of the land in Occimiano, 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

Occimiano 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 Occimiano. 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 Occimiano: 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 Occimiano 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 25 inhabited census areas in Occimiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 15.5%
  • good 83.9%

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 006115. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.