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Pecetto di Valenza: 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: Strada per Valenza 1, Pecetto di Valenza.

Pecetto di Valenza, hills above Valenza and the Po

The hills rising south of Valenza are home to Pecetto, a village at around 200 metres among vineyards, fields and woods, with the Po plain opening out to the north. Valenza, the town known for its goldsmiths and jewellers, is a few minutes away, and Alessandria is not much further: for work and services the village leans on both.

Buyers in Pecetto usually choose a detached house with some land or a villa on the hill, away from traffic but close to the services in Valenza. Older village houses are built of brick and need checking for roofs, damp and wiring and plumbing. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average, just above it.

There are 1,164 residents (2023), 69 fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.6 against 48.9 for the province, over-65s are 31.9% and foreign residents 1.6%.

Seismic hazard is low: Pecetto is in zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, like 59 other municipalities in the province of Alessandria, and expected ground acceleration is 0.056 g. On the hills the ground matters more: clay slopes can move, and the report checks landslide hazard on the official maps for the address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, so the address leads to the land parcel. On the lower ground towards the plain, the report also checks the official flood maps.

Key points

  • Hills south of Valenza, with the Po plain to the north.
  • Population down 5.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.056 g.
  • Landslides on the slopes checked for each address.

Overview

Pecetto di Valenza is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,164 residents, ranked 66 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pecetto di Valenza 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 0.056 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 5.6%. 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 1.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pecetto di Valenza declared an average taxable income of 25,601 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pecetto di Valenza is in climate zone E, with 2,657 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 212 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pecetto di Valenza has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities.

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 8.8% of the land in Pecetto di Valenza, 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

Pecetto di Valenza 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Pecetto di Valenza. 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 Pecetto di Valenza: 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 Pecetto di Valenza 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 16 inhabited census areas in Pecetto di Valenza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 98.7%
  • good 1.3%

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 006128. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.