Serralunga di Crea: 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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Serralunga di Crea, home of the Sacro Monte in Monferrato
The Sacro Monte di Crea, with its sanctuary and chapels climbing the hill, is what gives Serralunga di Crea its name and identity. It is one of the Sacred Mountains of Piedmont and Lombardy on the Unesco World Heritage list and sits at the heart of a nature park. The village lies in the hills of the Casale Monferrato area, in the province of Alessandria, and Casale Monferrato is the reference town.
The land is gentle hills, woods and fields, with the main village and a few hamlets. Buyers find village houses, farmhouses and the odd villa, often with a garden or land. Two checks apply to almost any house in Monferrato: the state of the roof and walls, since brick and soft-stone walls soak up damp, and the permits for any extensions. With climate zone E winters, heating remains a significant cost.
In 2023 there were 496 residents, down 14.3% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 52.0 against 48.9 in the province, and over-65s make up 30.6%. Foreign residents account for 9.1%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
Earthquake hazard is low: Serralunga di Crea is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 60 of the 187 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.038 g in the built-up area.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the land parcel from the address. Landslides on the slopes and flooding on the valley floors are read from the official maps for the exact address. The report also measures the distance to services, useful in a small municipality where many of them are in nearby villages or in Casale.
Key points
- The Sacro Monte di Crea, a Unesco site, in the Casale Monferrato hills.
- Population down 14.3% since 2011, average age 52.0.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.038 g.
- Casale Monferrato is the reference town.
Overview
Serralunga di Crea is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 496 residents, ranked 118 of 187 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Serralunga di Crea 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 0.038 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 14.3%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Serralunga di Crea declared an average taxable income of 24,195 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Serralunga di Crea is in climate zone E, with 2,684 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 240 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Serralunga di Crea has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.
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 6.8% of the land in Serralunga di Crea, 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
Serralunga di Crea 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 Serralunga di Crea.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Serralunga di Crea: 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 Serralunga di Crea 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 15 inhabited census areas in Serralunga di Crea. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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
- 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 006159. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.