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Spineto 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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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 Tortona 1, Spineto Scrivia.

Spineto Scrivia, a small, growing village near Tortona

Unlike many villages in the Alessandria hills, Spineto Scrivia has gained residents in recent years. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 371 in 2023, against 332 in 2011: growth of 11.7%. Foreign residents make up 12.4% and declared incomes are slightly above the average for the province of Alessandria.

The municipality lies between the Scrivia valley and the first hills of the Tortona area, at about 260 metres. Tortona is close by, with a hospital, secondary schools and a railway station, and from there the motorways run to Milan, Genoa and Piacenza. For people working locally it is a country setting without moving too far from services.

Homes are mostly village houses and hillside farmhouses, with some newer building. On the hills it pays to look at the gradient of the land and how rainwater runs round the house; the report measures both at the address and reads the official landslide hazard maps.

The estimated average age is 50.0, close to the provincial 48.9, and over-65s make up 29.4%. Households average 1.85 people.

Spineto Scrivia is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, together with 126 other municipalities in the province, while 60 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.089 g: with an older masonry house it is worth asking whether the roof and floors have been strengthened. Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report reaches the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Between the Scrivia and the Tortona hills, close to Tortona.
  • 371 residents in 2023, up 11.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.089 g.
  • Foreign residents at 12.4%, incomes above the provincial average.

Overview

Spineto Scrivia is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 371 residents, ranked 143 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Spineto 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 0.089 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 grown by 11.7%. 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 12.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Spineto Scrivia declared an average taxable income of 26,684 euros, above the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Spineto Scrivia is in climate zone E, with 2,701 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 260 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 6.3% of the land in Spineto Scrivia, 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

Spineto Scrivia 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 contaminated sites in Spineto Scrivia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Spineto 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 Spineto 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 9 inhabited census areas in Spineto Scrivia. 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 006166. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.