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Oviglio: 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 Garibaldi 1, Oviglio.

Oviglio, Alessandria farmland towards the Asti hills

Oviglio is a farming village on the plain south-west of Alessandria, in the band of country leading towards the hills around Asti. The centre is small and compact, surrounded by cereal fields, farmsteads and straight provincial roads; the provincial capital is close enough for a daily commute to work or school.

What stands out is age. In 2023 there were 1,213 residents, down 8.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and over-65s were 32.4%, against 28.6% in the province. The average age is 50.9 (48.9 in the province) and foreign residents are 7.8%. Declared incomes are practically level with the provincial average.

Inherited houses often come up for sale: village houses and farmhouses empty for years, with old systems. Before making an offer, ask how long the house has stood empty, check the roof, damp in the walls and the boiler, and get a sense of heating costs in climate zone E, where winters are cold and foggy.

Seismic risk is low: Oviglio is in zone 4, the lowest in the national classification, like 60 of the 187 municipalities in the province of Alessandria. The expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.052 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel. On the plain the thing to check is water: flood hazard is read on the official maps for each house, together with the distance to the pharmacy, schools and shops.

Key points

  • Farming plain south-west of Alessandria.
  • Over-65s at 32.4%, against 28.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.052 g.
  • Houses empty for a while: check roof, damp and systems.

Overview

Oviglio is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,213 residents, ranked 61 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Oviglio 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 0.052 g, a moderate 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 8.0%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Oviglio declared an average taxable income of 25,094 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Oviglio is in climate zone E, with 2,569 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, Oviglio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 5.9% of the land in Oviglio, 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

Oviglio 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 no open contaminated sites in Oviglio; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Oviglio: 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 Oviglio 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 22 inhabited census areas in Oviglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 30.3%
  • good 69.7%

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 006122. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.