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Rocchetta Tanaro: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Rocchetta Tanaro.

Rocchetta Tanaro, the river and the park east of Asti

On the river Tanaro east of Asti, Rocchetta sits where the river valley meets the Monferrato hills. Part of its land is farmed plain near the water; the rest climbs through vineyards and woods. On the high ground behind the village is the Rocchetta Tanaro nature park, an area of woodland protected by the region.

Asti is close, a few minutes away by car, as are the roads towards Alessandria. That makes the village workable for people with jobs in town who want a house with land. The housing is mixed: homes in the centre, farmhouses on the hills, newer detached houses. Average declared incomes are a little below the Asti average.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, 1,316 people live here (2023), down 8.4% since 2011. The average age is 49.1 against 47.9 in the province; over-65s are 31.9%. Foreign residents make up a sizeable 13.9%.

Seismic risk is low: Rocchetta is in zone 4, like 112 other municipalities in the province of Asti, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.045 g. In the village's brick houses and farmhouses, the useful checks are damp, roof and systems.

The Tanaro is the main point for anyone buying on the low ground. The report finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency maps and checks the official flood maps for the address and, on the hills, the landslide maps.

Key points

  • Village on the Tanaro east of Asti, between plain and hills.
  • Next to the Rocchetta Tanaro nature park.
  • 1,316 residents, foreign residents 13.9%.
  • Seismic zone 4; flood maps matter near the river.

Overview

Rocchetta Tanaro is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,316 residents, ranked 27 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocchetta Tanaro 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 0.045 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 8.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 13.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocchetta Tanaro declared an average taxable income of 23,343 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rocchetta Tanaro is in climate zone E, with 2,498 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 107 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocchetta Tanaro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 4.9% of the land in Rocchetta Tanaro, 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

Rocchetta Tanaro 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 Rocchetta Tanaro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocchetta Tanaro: 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 Rocchetta Tanaro 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 22 inhabited census areas in Rocchetta Tanaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 98.8%

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 005096. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.