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Vigliano d'Asti: 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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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 Provinciale 1, Vigliano d'Asti.

Vigliano d'Asti, Barbera hills close to Asti

Vigliano d'Asti lies on the hills south of Asti, in the Asti part of the Monferrato, in a landscape of vineyards, fields and woods where Barbera is the local wine. The town hall stands at about 280 metres, and Asti is close enough to commute to every day, with a short drive.

Buyers here choose between a village house, a detached house with a garden and a farmhouse among the vines. With older houses, the main checks are the roof, floors and damp; with all of them, heating counts, since this is climate zone E. The Asti hills have clay soils that can move, and the report checks the official landslide maps for the address, as well as the flood maps for the valley bottoms.

At the end of 2023 there were 793 residents, down 10.6% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.6, against 47.9 in the province, over-65s are 30.6% and foreign residents 10.1%. Households have 2.23 members on average. Average declared income is just below the provincial figure.

Of the 117 municipalities in the province of Asti, 113 are in seismic zone 4, Vigliano included, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.043 g. In a farmhouse, the most useful check is on cracks in the walls, which on clay hills can also be caused by the ground.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Barbera hills south of Asti, a short drive from the town.
  • 793 residents, down 10.6% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 10.1%.
  • Seismic zone 4, low acceleration: about 0.043 g.

Overview

Vigliano d'Asti is a municipality in the province of Asti, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 793 residents, ranked 50 of 117 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vigliano d'Asti 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 0.043 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 10.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vigliano d'Asti declared an average taxable income of 23,722 euros, in line with the province (24,302 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vigliano d'Asti is in climate zone E, with 2,529 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 279 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vigliano d'Asti has 1 school.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 11.9% of the land in Vigliano d'Asti, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Vigliano d'Asti 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 Vigliano d'Asti.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vigliano d'Asti: 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 Vigliano d'Asti 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 21 inhabited census areas in Vigliano d'Asti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 28.7%
  • fair 71.3%

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 005116. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.