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Pasturana: 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: Strada Bellaria 1, Pasturana.

Pasturana, between Novi Ligure and the Gavi hills

Pasturana is a small municipality in the Novi Ligure area of the province of Alessandria, where the Piedmont plain starts to rise into the hills that lead to Liguria. It lies within the production area of Gavi, the white wine made from Cortese grapes, and the village is surrounded by vineyards, fields and scattered houses.

For everyday life people look to Novi Ligure, a few minutes away: it has the railway station, the hospital, secondary schools and the larger shops. Genoa and Milan can be reached by car or by train from Novi, which makes the village a realistic option for commuters looking for a house with a garden.

The population is holding steady. In 2023 there were 1,264 residents, up 0.6% on the 1,256 of 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age, 48.9, matches the provincial figure; over-65s are 27.0% against 28.6% in the province, and foreign residents 2.1%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is moderate. Pasturana is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification with 126 other municipalities in the province, while 60 are in zone 4; the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.086 g. For a farmhouse or country house, the condition of the roof, the floors and damp in the walls usually matter most.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report starts from the address, identifies the plot and checks the official flood maps, which are useful for houses near the streams coming down from the Apennines.

Key points

  • In the Novi Ligure area, within the Gavi wine zone.
  • Population up 0.6% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 27.0%, foreign residents at 2.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.086 g.

Overview

Pasturana is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,264 residents, ranked 56 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pasturana 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 0.086 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pasturana declared an average taxable income of 31,014 euros, above the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pasturana is in climate zone E, with 2,731 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 214 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pasturana has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.8 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 8.7% of the land in Pasturana, 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

Pasturana 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 contaminated sites in Pasturana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pasturana: 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 Pasturana 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 11 inhabited census areas in Pasturana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 24.2%
  • good 75.8%

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 006127. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.