Pozzolo Formigaro: 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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Pozzolo Formigaro, flat country between Novi Ligure and Alessandria
Pozzolo Formigaro is a lowland village in the southern part of the province of Alessandria, a few kilometres north of Novi Ligure. The land is flat and given over to cereals, crossed by provincial roads heading towards Alessandria, Tortona and Novi, with the hills towards Liguria visible to the south.
What the village mainly offers buyers is space. Detached houses with gardens and restored farmhouses usually cost less than in Novi, which remains the place for shops, secondary schools and the railway station. The municipality has 25 recorded services, reasonable for a village this size but enough to mean a car for most errands. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.
The population is shrinking. In 2023 there were 4,519 residents, 391 fewer than at the 2011 census (a fall of 8.0%). The average age is 47.8, which is actually lower than the province's 48.9, one of the oldest in Italy. Over-65s make up 25.9% against 28.6% provincially, foreign residents 6.8%, and households are small, with 2.17 people on average.
Seismic risk is low: Pozzolo is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 126 other municipalities around Alessandria, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.086 g. With older houses, rising damp in the walls, the state of the roof and insulation matter more, since winters are cold and foggy (climate zone E). On the plain between the watercourses, the report also checks the flood maps for the address.
Key points
- Flat country a few km from Novi Ligure, incomes above the provincial average.
- 4,519 residents, down 8.0% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 25.9%, fewer than in the province (28.6%).
- Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration: 0.086 g.
Overview
Pozzolo Formigaro is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 4,519 residents, among the most populous in the province (11 of 187).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pozzolo Formigaro 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 resident population has fallen by 8.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pozzolo Formigaro declared an average taxable income of 26,238 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pozzolo Formigaro is in climate zone E, with 2,695 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 171 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pozzolo Formigaro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 14.5% of the land in Pozzolo Formigaro, 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
Pozzolo Formigaro 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 medium. 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 open contaminated sites in Pozzolo Formigaro; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pozzolo Formigaro: 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 Pozzolo Formigaro 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 46 inhabited census areas in Pozzolo Formigaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.0%
- fair 17.4%
- good 81.6%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 006138. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.