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San Giorgio Scarampi: 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 Brofferio 1, San Giorgio Scarampi.

San Giorgio Scarampi, high hills and woods of the Langa Astigiana

San Giorgio Scarampi is a very small village in the Langa Astigiana, the area of high hills and woods in the south of the province of Asti, at about six hundred and fifty metres. The landscape is one of ridges, woods and fields carved out of the slope, with provincial roads running along the crests and dropping into the valleys. For work and services people look to the towns of the nearby valleys and, further off, to Acqui Terme and Asti.

Houses for sale are often stone village homes and isolated farmsteads. They have thick walls and roofs that need checking, and sometimes services that need redoing: water, drainage, heating. For newcomers, winter isolation also matters, because this is climate zone F and hill roads with ice call for care.

Numbers have been falling for years: in 2023 there were 93 residents, against 131 in 2011, a fall of 29.0%. Over-65s make up 38.7%, more than the 27.3% for the province, and the estimated average age is 53.5. Foreign residents account for 9.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Of the 117 municipalities in the province of Asti, 113 are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the scale set by the Civil Protection Department, and San Giorgio Scarampi is one of them. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.048 g. In an old house, the roof, damp and running costs weigh more.

On hills this steep, landslide hazard has to be read plot by plot: the report does so on the official maps, along with flooding, and finds the land parcel with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Village in the Langa Astigiana, at around six hundred and fifty metres.
  • 93 residents in 2023, down 29.0% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 38.7%, against 27.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.048 g.

Overview

San Giorgio Scarampi is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 93 residents, among the smallest in the province (116 of 117).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giorgio Scarampi 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 0.048 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 29.0%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 39% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giorgio Scarampi declared an average taxable income of 19,933 euros, below the provincial average (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Giorgio Scarampi is in climate zone F, with 3,032 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 655 metres above sea level.

Services

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 3.9% of the land in San Giorgio Scarampi, 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

San Giorgio Scarampi 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 Scarampi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Giorgio Scarampi: 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 Scarampi 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 4 inhabited census areas in San Giorgio Scarampi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 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 005098. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.