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Valfenera: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Asti, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Strada per Villata 9, Valfenera.

Valfenera, Asti hills within reach of Turin

Valfenera is a village in the western part of the province of Asti, in the band of low hills and uplands between Asti and the Turin area. The landscape is farmland, with fields, hazelnut orchards and patches of woodland, and the village spreads over a gentle rise at around 280 metres, without the steep slopes of the Langhe or the inner Monferrato.

Location is the main reason people choose to live here: both Turin and Asti can be reached by car for a daily commute, and house prices are generally lower than in Turin's suburbs. Housing is mostly detached homes, often with a yard or garden, old farmhouses to restore and a few newer villas. If you are moving from the city, check journey times at rush hour carefully.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,430 residents in 2023, down 3.5% on 2011. The average age is 46.0, lower than the 47.9 of the province of Asti, over-65s make up 24.9% and foreign residents 10.2%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low. Valfenera is in seismic zone 4, like 112 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.044 g. With country houses, the points to check are the roof, damp and the heating and electrics, as well as how efficiently the house heats during zone E winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report finds the land parcel, measures distances to services and checks the official hazard maps at the exact address.

Key points

  • Low hills of the Asti area, towards Turin.
  • Turin and Asti within commuting distance by car.
  • Population down 3.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, low acceleration (0.044 g).

Overview

Valfenera is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,430 residents, ranked 13 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valfenera is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (113 of 117) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.044 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 3.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valfenera declared an average taxable income of 24,776 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valfenera is in climate zone E, with 2,719 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 282 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valfenera has 2 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 5.7% of the land in Valfenera, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 2.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Valfenera 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 Valfenera.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valfenera: 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 Valfenera 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 32 inhabited census areas in Valfenera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 005112. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.