Serravalle Scrivia: 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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Serravalle Scrivia, the outlet, Roman Libarna and the Genoa road
Serravalle Scrivia lies in the Scrivia valley, at the point where the plain around Novi Ligure narrows and starts climbing towards Arquata and the Ligurian Apennines. Every route between Milan and Genoa passes through: the A7 motorway with its own exit, the railway with a station in town, and the old main road. Next to the motorway junction is the large designer outlet that has made the town's name familiar across Italy, and within the municipality lie the excavations of Libarna, a Roman town on the Via Postumia.
For buyers, location is the main draw. Genoa and the sea can be reached by train or car, and many residents commute to Liguria or to Novi. The town divides between the valley floor, close to the river and the transport lines, and the hillier parts with more isolated houses. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Retail shows up in the data too: 11.21 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, well above the provincial average of 5.20. There were 5,890 residents in 2023, down 6.8% since 2011, and Serravalle is number 9 by population out of 187 municipalities in the province of Alessandria. It is younger than the provincial average (a mean age of 46.2 against 48.9) and foreign residents make up 23.1%, a high share for Piedmont.
The town is in seismic zone 3 on the national scale of the Protezione Civile (Italy's Civil Protection Department), like 127 municipalities in the province; the other 60 are in zone 4. Expected acceleration is about 0.092 g, a limited hazard. In older houses, the condition of roofs, floors and wiring and plumbing matters most.
The Scrivia can rise quickly after heavy rain, so for homes on the valley floor, checking flood hazard at the exact address comes first. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here and the report traces the plot.
Key points
- On the Milan to Genoa corridor: A7, railway and outlet centre.
- Remains of Roman Libarna within the municipality.
- 5,890 residents, 23.1% foreign nationals.
- Seismic zone 3; check Scrivia flood hazard.
Overview
Serravalle Scrivia is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 5,890 residents, among the most populous in the province (9 of 187).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Serravalle Scrivia 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 0.092 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 6.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (49). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 23.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Serravalle Scrivia declared an average taxable income of 23,487 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Serravalle Scrivia is in climate zone E, with 2,740 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 225 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Serravalle Scrivia has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).
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 24.0% of the land in Serravalle Scrivia, compared with 7.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Serravalle Scrivia 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Serravalle Scrivia, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Serravalle Scrivia: 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 Serravalle Scrivia 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 55 inhabited census areas in Serravalle Scrivia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.6%
- fair 8.3%
- good 77.0%
- very good 14.0%
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 006160. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.