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Rivarone: 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 Alessandria 1, Rivarone.

Rivarone, the Alessandria plain near the Tanaro

Rivarone is a small municipality on the plain north-east of Alessandria, in the area where the Tanaro flows towards the Po. The village lies low, surrounded by cereal fields, poplar plantations and farmsteads, and Alessandria, for work, hospitals, schools and the railway station, is a short drive away. Valenza is the area's other reference town.

The population here has grown: in 2023 there were 395 residents, up 8.8% on the 363 of 2011. Over-65s make up 25.6%, fewer than the provincial 28.6%, and the estimated average age is 49.3 (provincial figure 48.9). Foreign residents account for 15.2%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The market offers village houses, small villas and farmsteads. In houses on the plain the main checks are rising damp, insulation and the state of the roof; in climate zone E winters are cold and foggy. For farmsteads, find out exactly which land is included.

Rivarone is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 126 other municipalities in the province, while 60 are in zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.059 g. On a plain near a large river, floods matter more: flood hazard is read on the official maps for each address, and the report does this automatically.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel and building from the address.

Key points

  • Plain north-east of Alessandria, near the Tanaro.
  • Population up 8.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.059 g.
  • Near the river: check flood hazard.

Overview

Rivarone is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 395 residents, ranked 137 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rivarone 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 0.059 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 grown by 8.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 15.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rivarone declared an average taxable income of 22,352 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rivarone is in climate zone E, with 2,566 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 103 metres above sea level.

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 3.4% of the land in Rivarone, 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

Rivarone is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. 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 Rivarone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rivarone: 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 Rivarone 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 5 inhabited census areas in Rivarone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 006145. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.