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Viguzzolo: 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 Primo Maggio 1, Viguzzolo.

Viguzzolo, a lowland town on the edge of Tortona

The Tortona area is farmed lowland that, further south, begins to climb towards the hills and valleys of the Apennines. Viguzzolo sits here, east of Tortona, with a compact centre around the church and a newer fringe of detached and terraced houses along the provincial roads. The town hall stands at around 130 metres.

Being close to Tortona shapes everyday life: that is where the railway station, the hospital and the secondary schools are, and where you join the motorways to Genoa, Milan and Piacenza. Buyers in Viguzzolo find more space than in a town centre, with gardens and courtyards, and use the car for almost everything.

The town had 3,068 residents in 2023, down 4.4% since 2011. The mean age (47.8) is a little lower than the provincial one (48.9), over-65s are 27.1% and foreign residents 11.7%. By population Viguzzolo ranks number 17 among the 187 municipalities in the province of Alessandria, and declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

As for earthquakes, Viguzzolo is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 126 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.086 g. In older brick houses, ask what work has been done on the roof and how the walls are tied to the floors. For the address, the report adds the official flood and landslide maps and the Revenue Agency cadastral data, which are published here too.

Key points

  • Tortona plain, a few kilometres east of Tortona.
  • Station, hospital and motorways in Tortona.
  • 3,068 residents, number 17 in the province by size.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.086 g.

Overview

Viguzzolo is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,068 residents, among the most populous in the province (17 of 187).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Viguzzolo 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 0.086 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 4.4%. 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 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Viguzzolo declared an average taxable income of 26,240 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Viguzzolo is in climate zone E, with 2,522 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 128 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 8.2% of the land in Viguzzolo, 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

Viguzzolo 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 open contaminated sites in Viguzzolo; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Viguzzolo: 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 Viguzzolo 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 25 inhabited census areas in Viguzzolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 41.2%
  • good 58.8%

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 006181. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.