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Portacomaro: 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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Portacomaro, vineyard hills north-east of Asti

Portacomaro sits in the hills of the Asti Monferrato, north-east of Asti, in an area of vineyards and hazelnut groves, with the village on top of a rise and part of the built-up area lower down towards the plain. Asti is very close and is where many residents go for work, secondary schools and trains to Turin.

The market offers village houses, detached homes and farmhouses among the vines, either renovated or in need of work. On the hills, buyers should consider slopes, access and retaining walls, while with farmhouses the roof, the heating and electrics and the outbuildings matter. Before planning extensions or converting outbuildings, check the planning rules and any landscape restrictions with the town hall.

At the end of 2023 there were 1,902 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 3.7% on 2011. The average age is 49.0, compared with 47.9 in the province of Asti, and over-65s are 29.0%. Foreign residents are 5.9%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: Portacomaro is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, like 112 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.041 g. On the Monferrato hills, slope stability matters more, and the report checks it for the address on the official landslide maps.

The climate is zone E. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available and the report links the address to its land parcel, which helps tell the house, outbuildings and land apart.

Key points

  • Asti Monferrato hills, north-east of Asti.
  • Incomes above the provincial average.
  • Population down 3.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, low hazard.

Overview

Portacomaro is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,902 residents, ranked 18 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Portacomaro 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 0.041 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Portacomaro declared an average taxable income of 26,500 euros, above the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Portacomaro is in climate zone E, with 2,708 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 232 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Portacomaro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 9.7% of the land in Portacomaro, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Portacomaro 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 Portacomaro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Portacomaro: 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 Portacomaro 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 25 inhabited census areas in Portacomaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 65.6%
  • good 34.4%

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 005087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.