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Refrancore: 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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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 Asti 1, Refrancore.

Refrancore, Monferrato hills east of Asti

In the Monferrato hills of Asti province, east of Asti, Refrancore spreads across a landscape of vineyards and fields, with the town hall at about one hundred and fifty metres. Asti and Alessandria are both within driving distance, and many residents work there.

Houses for sale range from homes in the centre to isolated farmhouses among the vines, often with land and outbuildings. With a farmhouse it is important to understand the state of the roofs and walls, the utility connections and the permitted use of the farm buildings. The hilly ground is mostly clay: the report measures the slope at the house and checks the official landslide maps, and the flood maps for the lower areas.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,543 residents in 2023, 7.5% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 48.9 against 47.9 in the province, over-65s are 28.3% and foreign residents 9.7%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: Refrancore is in zone 4, like the vast majority of municipalities in Asti province (113 out of 117), with an expected ground acceleration of 0.043 g. In brick farmhouses focus on damp, cracks and timber floors.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report uses them to go from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Monferrato, east of Asti.
  • Population down 7.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 113 of 117 municipalities in the province.
  • Clay hills: slope and landslides checked per address.

Overview

Refrancore is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,543 residents, ranked 22 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Refrancore 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 0.043 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Refrancore declared an average taxable income of 23,536 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Refrancore is in climate zone E, with 2,608 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 150 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Refrancore has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.6 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 5.4% of the land in Refrancore, 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

Refrancore 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 Refrancore.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Refrancore: 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 Refrancore 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 28 inhabited census areas in Refrancore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 49.1%
  • good 50.9%

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 005089. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.