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Ponzano Monferrato: 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 Sottoripa 1, Ponzano Monferrato.

Ponzano Monferrato, hills and vineyards near Casale

On the hills of the Casale Monferrato area, at a little under four hundred metres, Ponzano Monferrato looks over vineyards, fields and woodland. The village is small and daily life revolves around Casale Monferrato, the town people rely on for work, secondary schools, the hospital and public offices. The roads are winding hill roads and you need a car for everything.

The market is made up of village houses in stone and brick, isolated farmhouses and rural buildings to renovate, which also draw people looking for a second home in the country. With these properties the real condition of walls and roof counts for more than the floor area on paper. On slopes, the stability of the ground is worth checking, and the report does so at the address using the official landslide maps.

The population has been falling for years. In 2023 there were 324 residents, 56 fewer than the 380 of 2011, a drop of 14.7%. The estimated average age, 49.0, is in line with the province (48.9), and over-65s make up 30.9%. Foreign residents account for 9.9%.

In the province of Alessandria, 60 municipalities are in seismic zone 4 and 127 in zone 3, on the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department. Ponzano is in zone 4, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.038 g. In a farmhouse the useful check is how walls and floors are tied together, and whether any cracks have widened over time.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover Ponzano Monferrato too, including the farmland around the houses.

Key points

  • Hills and vineyards near Casale Monferrato, the main nearby town.
  • 324 residents in 2023, down 14.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.038 g.
  • Farmhouses: check walls, roof and the slope of the land.

Overview

Ponzano Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 324 residents, ranked 149 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ponzano Monferrato 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 0.038 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 49 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ponzano Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 23,100 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ponzano Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,806 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 385 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Ponzano Monferrato has 1 grocery shop.

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 4.2% of the land in Ponzano Monferrato, 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

Ponzano Monferrato 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 Ponzano Monferrato.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ponzano Monferrato: 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 Ponzano Monferrato 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 Ponzano Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 006135. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.