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Solero: 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 Bruno Pasino 1, Solero.

Solero, a farming village along the Tanaro

Solero is a village on the plain west of Alessandria, in the area where the Tanaro flows between cereal fields and poplar plantations before reaching the city. The centre is compact, with houses lined along the main streets, and open farmland spreads around it.

Being close to Alessandria, it attracts people who work in town but prefer a detached house with a courtyard. The market offers brick village houses, small villas and the occasional farmstead. In an area crossed by a large river, the position relative to the Tanaro and its embankments is the first thing to check: the official flood maps should be read at the exact address.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,598 residents in 2023, down 3.7% on 2011. The population is slightly older than average, with a mean age of 50.3 against 48.9 in the province and over-65s at 30.7%. Foreign residents make up 9.6%. Incomes are just below the provincial average.

Solero is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, like 59 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.051 g. For an older house the usual checks apply: roof, rising damp, wiring and boiler.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, and the report traces the land parcel from the address and measures distances to services from the house itself.

Key points

  • Village on the Tanaro plain, west of Alessandria.
  • Over-65s make up 30.7% of residents.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest class.
  • Near the river: check flood maps per address.

Overview

Solero is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,598 residents, ranked 37 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Solero 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 0.051 g, a moderate 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Solero declared an average taxable income of 24,542 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Solero is in climate zone E, with 2,565 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 102 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Solero has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 9.2% of the land in Solero, 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

Solero 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 Solero.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Solero: 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 Solero 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 27 inhabited census areas in Solero. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 33.4%
  • fair 66.6%

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 006163. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.