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Vignale Monferrato: 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 Giuseppe Cantamessa 1, Vignale Monferrato.

Vignale Monferrato, wine hills south of Casale

The Monferrato hills south of Casale are made of vineyards, ridges and villages perched on the high ground, and Vignale is one of them. The historic centre sits on top, with houses packed around climbing streets, while farmsteads and scattered houses occupy the slopes planted with vines.

For work and services people look to Casale Monferrato and, further away, Asti and Alessandria, all reached by car. For a small village there is a wide choice of restaurants and bars: the data show 14.71 per 1,000 residents, against 5.20 in the province.

In 2023 there were 952 residents, 116 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 10.9%. Over-65s are 32.5% against 28.6% in the province of Alessandria, and the average age is 50.7. Foreign residents make up 11.2%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Earthquakes carry little weight. Vignale is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class set by the Civil Protection Department, like 59 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.042 g. In brick houses and old farmsteads, the roof, floors, damp and cracks in the walls matter more.

On the hills the ground deserves attention. The report measures the gradient at the house and checks the official landslide maps, and with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre it traces the land parcel, even when vineyards or land come with the house.

Key points

  • Hilltop village in the Monferrato, among vineyards.
  • Restaurants: 14.71 per 1,000 residents, province 5.20.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected ground acceleration 0.042 g.
  • Population down 10.9% since 2011.

Overview

Vignale Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 952 residents, ranked 76 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vignale Monferrato 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 0.042 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 10.9%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vignale Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 24,921 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vignale Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,741 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 308 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vignale Monferrato has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

There are 3.2 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.0).

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 4.9% of the land in Vignale Monferrato, compared with 7.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Vignale Monferrato 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 Vignale Monferrato.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vignale Monferrato: 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 Vignale Monferrato 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 28 inhabited census areas in Vignale Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.6%
  • fair 56.8%
  • good 41.6%

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 006179. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.