San Giorgio Monferrato: 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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For example: Strada Casale Asti 1, San Giorgio Monferrato.
San Giorgio Monferrato, the first hills above Casale
The Monferrato hills begin just south-west of Casale Monferrato, and San Giorgio Monferrato is among the first villages you reach climbing up from the Po plain. Vineyards, woods and farmsteads surround the centre, which stands on a rise. Casale is close by and provides work, schools and a hospital; Turin and Milan can be reached by car.
For buyers, the mix is typical of the Casale area: historic houses in the village, farmsteads with land scattered over the hills and detached houses built in recent decades. In older houses, check walls, roofs and cellars carefully, as cellars are often dug into the soft rock of the hill. Average declared incomes are slightly above those of the province of Alessandria.
There were 1,221 residents in 2023, down 4.5% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.3 (48.9 in the province) and over-65s make up 27.4%, slightly below the provincial average. Foreign nationals account for 3.8%.
Seismic hazard is low: San Giorgio Monferrato is in zone 4, like 59 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.039 g. Damp in the walls and the stability of sloping ground matter more here.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) land registry is published, and the report reaches the land parcel from the address. Some Monferrato slopes move after heavy rain, so the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the position of the house.
Key points
- First Monferrato hills, south-west of Casale.
- Average incomes slightly above the provincial average.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.039 g.
- Old houses and farmsteads: check walls, roofs and cellars.
Overview
San Giorgio Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,221 residents, ranked 58 of 187 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giorgio Monferrato is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 60 of 187 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.039 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giorgio Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 25,770 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Giorgio Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,718 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 281 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giorgio Monferrato has 2 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 0.7 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 11.6% of the land in San Giorgio Monferrato, 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
San Giorgio Monferrato 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 San Giorgio Monferrato.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Giorgio Monferrato: 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 San Giorgio Monferrato 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 17 inhabited census areas in San Giorgio Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.9%
- fair 99.1%
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 006153. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.