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Orsara Bormida: 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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For example: Via Dante 1, Orsara Bormida.

Orsara Bormida, Alto Monferrato hills near Acqui

Orsara Bormida lies in the hills of the Alto Monferrato, not far from Acqui Terme, in a landscape of ridges, woods and farmland. The village is small, with its town hall at about 220 metres, and for work, hospital care and secondary schools people drive to the larger towns of the area.

Houses are mostly masonry buildings in the village and farmhouses in the countryside, many built before modern standards. A farmhouse with land means looking beyond the house itself: boundaries, rights of way, wells and access from the main road. The area is in climate zone E, with cold winters and hot summers.

There were 388 residents in 2023, 4.4% fewer than in 2011, a modest fall. The estimated average age is 51.4, against 48.9 for the province, and over-65s make up 32.7%, above the provincial 28.6%. Foreign residents are 11.1%. Households average 1.90 people and declared incomes are just below the average for the province of Alessandria.

For earthquakes Orsara is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, like most of the province: 127 municipalities, against 60 in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.067 g. In an old masonry house, what counts is how walls, floors and roof are tied together: if work has been done, ask for the paperwork.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Landslide hazard on the slopes and flooding near watercourses are checked on the official maps for the exact plot.

Key points

  • Alto Monferrato hills, not far from Acqui Terme.
  • 388 residents in 2023, foreign residents at 11.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, like 127 municipalities in the province.
  • With farmhouses, boundaries, access and rights of way matter.

Overview

Orsara Bormida is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 388 residents, ranked 139 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Orsara Bormida 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 0.067 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 4.4%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Orsara Bormida declared an average taxable income of 24,123 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Orsara Bormida is in climate zone E, with 2,667 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 220 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 6.4% of the land in Orsara Bormida, 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

Orsara Bormida 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 Orsara Bormida.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Orsara Bormida: 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 Orsara Bormida 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 10 inhabited census areas in Orsara Bormida. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 006119. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.