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Villanova 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 Vittorio Veneto 1, Villanova Monferrato.

Villanova Monferrato, plain country near Casale

Villanova Monferrato is a municipality on the plain around Casale Monferrato, a flat landscape of farmland on the northern edge of the Monferrato. The village has a compact centre with courtyard houses, surrounded by newer homes and a few farmsteads.

Casale is the reference for services, schools and work, just a few minutes away by car. Buyers find detached houses with courtyards, often spacious, and flats in small blocks. In the courtyard houses of the old centre, check for damp in ground-floor walls, the state of the timber floors and the roof. Incomes are slightly below the average for the province of Alessandria.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,714 residents in 2023, down 7.3% on 2011. The average age is 47.6, a little below 48.9 for the province, and over-65s are 25.1% against the provincial 28.6%. Foreign residents make up 3.8%.

Seismic hazard is at the bottom of the national scale: Villanova is in zone 4, like 60 municipalities in the province, while the other 127 are in zone 3. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.038 g. Water and upkeep matter more here than earthquakes.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report reaches the plot from the address. On an irrigated plain it reads the official flood maps for the exact point, as two houses in the same municipality can be in quite different situations.

Key points

  • Municipality on the plain near Casale Monferrato.
  • Residents down 7.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 60 municipalities in the province.
  • Courtyard houses: check damp and timber floors.

Overview

Villanova Monferrato is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,714 residents, ranked 33 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villanova 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 0.038 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 7.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villanova Monferrato declared an average taxable income of 24,010 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villanova Monferrato is in climate zone E, with 2,810 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 111 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villanova Monferrato has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 3 sports facilities.

There are 1.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 10.0% of the land in Villanova Monferrato, compared with 7.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villanova Monferrato 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 Villanova Monferrato.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villanova 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 Villanova 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 19 inhabited census areas in Villanova Monferrato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 7.1%
  • good 92.9%

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 006185. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.