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Stazzano: 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 Aldo Fossati 1, Stazzano.

Stazzano, in the Scrivia valley near Novi Ligure and Serravalle

The Scrivia valley is the corridor leading from south-eastern Piedmont towards Genoa, and Stazzano occupies a stretch of it among the hills, near Serravalle Scrivia and Novi Ligure. The village sits on the hillside above the valley floor, while the main roads run along the lower part. Novi is the local centre for services and the railway station, and Genoa is within commuting range.

The municipality has an old centre of masonry houses, newer areas of detached houses and small blocks, and country houses on the hills among vineyards and woods. On the slope, gradient and access matter; lower down, closeness to the Scrivia does. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,282 residents in 2023, down 5.9% since 2011. The average age is 48.3, slightly below the 48.9 of the province of Alessandria, and foreign residents make up 4.0%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

For earthquakes Stazzano is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like 126 other municipalities in the province, with a low expected ground acceleration of 0.092 g. In hillside houses the roof, damp and retaining walls matter more.

The climate is zone E, with cold winters and some fog on the valley floor. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the plot.

Key points

  • Scrivia valley, near Novi Ligure and Serravalle Scrivia.
  • Genoa within commuting range along the valley.
  • Residents down 5.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.092 g.

Overview

Stazzano is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,282 residents, among the most populous in the province (19 of 187).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Stazzano 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 5.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Stazzano declared an average taxable income of 24,785 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Stazzano 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, Stazzano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

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 5.7% of the land in Stazzano, 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

Stazzano 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 Stazzano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Stazzano: 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 Stazzano 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 19 inhabited census areas in Stazzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 17.5%
  • good 82.5%

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 006167. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.