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San Sebastiano Curone: 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: Viale Franco Anselmi 1, San Sebastiano Curone.

San Sebastiano Curone, a valley village in the Tortona Apennines

In the upper Val Curone, where the Tortona hills turn into the Apennines, San Sebastiano is a valley-floor village with its old centre gathered along the stream and hamlets scattered on the slopes, at around three hundred and fifty metres. For a municipality of this size services are not lacking: Overture Maps records 5.45 school sites per 1,000 residents, against 1.01 in the province.

The figure that stands out most is the share of foreign residents, 22.4%. There were 550 residents in 2023, 41 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 6.9%. The average age is 50.1, close to the province of Alessandria (48.9), and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The centre is made up of stone and brick houses on several floors; outside it there are farmsteads and country houses. For an old house on the valley floor, damp, the roof and services matter, and so does the distance from the stream. Tortona and the plain are the reference for work, the hospital and secondary schools. The climate is zone E.

San Sebastiano is in seismic zone 3, like 126 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.096 g. On Apennine slopes landslides are the most important check, while near the Curone flood hazard counts: the report reads both on the official maps for the address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report traces the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Valley-floor village in the upper Val Curone.
  • Foreign residents 22.4%, average age 50.1.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.096 g.
  • Curone floods and slope landslides to check by address.

Overview

San Sebastiano Curone is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 550 residents, ranked 111 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Sebastiano Curone 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 0.096 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 fallen by 6.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 22.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Sebastiano Curone declared an average taxable income of 22,317 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Sebastiano Curone is in climate zone E, with 2,769 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 342 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Sebastiano Curone has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

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 7.5% of the land in San Sebastiano Curone, 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 Sebastiano Curone 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 San Sebastiano Curone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Sebastiano Curone: 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 Sebastiano Curone 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 San Sebastiano Curone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 23.2%
  • good 76.8%

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 006155. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.