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Penango: 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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For example: Via Cesare Battisti 2, Penango.

Penango, Monferrato hills near Moncalvo

Close to Moncalvo, in the Monferrato hills of the province of Asti, Penango has its village at around 260 metres and several small settlements scattered over ridges and little valleys. For basic services the local town is Moncalvo; Asti and Casale Monferrato are where people go for work, the hospital and secondary schools, by car.

On the market are brick village houses, villas in the hills and farmhouses with land, often with open views over the hills. Before buying, take a close look at any cracks in the walls, which on hillsides can have various causes, at the roof and at what insulation work has been done: this is climate zone E. The report checks gradient and landslide hazard for the address on the official maps.

In 2023 there were 440 residents, against 516 in 2011, a fall of 14.7%. The estimated average age is 49.9, a little above the provincial 47.9, and over-65s make up 29.1% against 27.3%. Foreign residents account for 8.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Penango is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the national scale, like almost every municipality in the province of Asti: besides Penango there are 112 others. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.039 g. For an older house, the real costs more often lie in the roof, damp and the services.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report traces the address to its land parcel, which is useful when buying a farmhouse with land spread over several map sheets.

Key points

  • Monferrato hills in the province of Asti, near Moncalvo.
  • 440 residents in 2023, down 14.7% since 2011.
  • Cracks, roof and gradient: the checks for a house in the hills.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.039 g.

Overview

Penango is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 440 residents, ranked 78 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Penango 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 0.039 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 14.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Penango declared an average taxable income of 22,734 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Penango is in climate zone E, with 2,704 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 264 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Penango has 1 sports facility.

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 4.5% of the land in Penango, 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

Penango 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 Penango.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Penango: 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 Penango 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 Penango. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.5%
  • fair 95.5%

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 005083. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.