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Roccaverano: 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: Regione San Gerolamo 1, Roccaverano.

Roccaverano, goats and robiola cheese in the Langa Astigiana

Robiola di Roccaverano, the goat's milk cheese named after the village, already tells you a lot about the place: this is the Langa Astigiana, the high hills where the province of Asti nears those of Cuneo and Alessandria, at around 760 metres. Pasture, woodland and small farms alternate along long, thinly populated ridges, with the village up high and hamlets scattered around.

It is a long way from the towns: for secondary schools, hospital and offices people go to Acqui Terme, Canelli or Asti, all reached only by car on hill roads. Buyers find stone farmhouses, hamlet houses and some homes already restored by people who chose the countryside. With a farmhouse, winter access, water, drainage and heating all count: it is climate zone F, with cold winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 367 residents in 2023, 17.9% fewer than the 447 of 2011. The estimated average age is 53.0, against 47.9 in the province of Asti, and over-65s make up 37.6%, above the provincial 27.3%. Foreign residents are 10.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: Roccaverano is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, with 112 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration of about 0.049 g. On the Langhe slopes landslides are more relevant, and the report reads them from the official maps for the exact address.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and from the address you reach the land parcel.

Key points

  • Langa Astigiana village, home of the goat's milk robiola.
  • 367 residents in 2023, over-65s at 37.6%.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 112 other municipalities nearby.
  • Farmhouses far from services: check access, water and heating.

Overview

Roccaverano is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 367 residents, ranked 89 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccaverano 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 0.049 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 17.9%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccaverano declared an average taxable income of 19,449 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccaverano is in climate zone F, with 3,120 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 759 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccaverano has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 2.4% of the land in Roccaverano, 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

Roccaverano 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 Roccaverano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccaverano: 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 Roccaverano 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 27 inhabited census areas in Roccaverano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 84.8%
  • good 15.2%

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 005094. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.