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Olmo Gentile: 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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Olmo Gentile, a ridge in the Langa Astigiana

In the Langa Astigiana, the southern, hilliest part of the province of Asti, Olmo Gentile occupies a ridge at around six hundred metres, among woods and pasture. Here the hills are almost mountains, villages are small and far apart, and the roads follow the ridgelines.

For a buyer that means Langhe stone houses, isolated farmhouses and land, nearly always needing renovation, and a life that relies on the car for every service. Anyone after silence and space will find them; anyone who has to take children to school or get to an office every day should try the journey before deciding, in winter too. The village is in climate zone E, with cold winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 67 residents in 2023, down 25.6% since 2011. The estimated average age is 56.7 against 47.9 in the province, and over-65s make up 44.8%. Foreign residents account for 13.4%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low. Olmo Gentile is in seismic zone 4 along with 112 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.049 g. In Langhe houses, damp, roofs and the soundness of timber floors matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report gets from the address to the land parcel. On the slopes, landslide hazard changes from one spot to the next, and the report checks it on the official maps for the exact position of the house.

Key points

  • Ridge in the Langa Astigiana at about 600 metres, among woods and pasture.
  • 67 residents in 2023, down 25.6% since 2011.
  • Average age 56.7, foreign residents at 13.4%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.049 g.

Overview

Olmo Gentile is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 67 residents, among the smallest in the province (117 of 117).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Olmo Gentile 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 0.049 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 25.6%. The estimated average age is 57 years, higher than the province average (48). 45% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 13.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Olmo Gentile declared an average taxable income of 16,350 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Olmo Gentile is in climate zone E, with 2,999 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 615 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 1.9% of the land in Olmo Gentile, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Olmo Gentile 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 Olmo Gentile.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Olmo Gentile: 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 Olmo Gentile 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 5 inhabited census areas in Olmo Gentile. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 005081. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.