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Sarezzano: 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: Via San Ruffino 1, Sarezzano.

Sarezzano, the hills just south of Tortona

Sarezzano sits in the hills around Tortona, just south of the town, in the province of Alessandria, at about 300 metres. The landscape mixes vineyards, orchards and woods, with farmhouses scattered over the slopes; from the hill it is a few minutes down to the plain.

Being close to Tortona is why many people choose to live here: the town has a station on the Milan to Genoa line, motorway junctions, schools, a hospital and shops. Buyers find small villas and detached houses with gardens, village houses and farmhouses with land to restore. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 1,098 residents, down 8.0% on 2011. The average age is 48.6, in line with the province (48.9), while over-65s are 25.8%, fewer than the provincial 28.6%. Foreign nationals make up 8.7%.

In the province of Alessandria, 127 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 60 in zone 4: Sarezzano is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.090 g. For houses built before recent standards, ask about the design date and any work done; in farmhouses, check the roof and floors too.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On the hills around Tortona, slope stability varies from one spot to another, and the official landslide maps are read for the individual address.

Key points

  • Hills just south of Tortona, among vineyards and orchards.
  • Incomes above the provincial average.
  • Over-65s at 25.8%, against 28.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.090 g.

Overview

Sarezzano is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,098 residents, ranked 69 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sarezzano 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 0.090 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 8.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sarezzano declared an average taxable income of 27,055 euros, above the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sarezzano is in climate zone E, with 2,734 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 300 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sarezzano has 2 schools.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 6.1% of the land in Sarezzano, 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

Sarezzano 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 open contaminated sites in Sarezzano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sarezzano: 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 Sarezzano 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 26 inhabited census areas in Sarezzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 006158. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.