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Villaromagnano: 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 Monteghellino 1, Villaromagnano.

Villaromagnano, the first hills south of Tortona

Villaromagnano lies just south of Tortona, where the plain gives way to the first hills of the Tortonese. Its position decides a lot: Tortona, with its railway station, motorway, hospital and secondary schools, is a few minutes' drive away, and the village looks mainly there for work and services.

Average declared income is above the average for the province of Alessandria, while the population is older: in 2023 there were 655 residents, down 6.4% on 2011, with an average age of 52.1 against 48.9 in the province and over-65s at 34.7%, against 28.6%. Foreign residents are 5.8%.

Buyers will mostly find detached houses with a garden or some land, alongside the older homes of the historic core. Between plain and hill the things to check change: lower down, water from the streams; higher up, gradient and landslide hazard on hilly ground. The report reads both for the exact address on the official maps and measures the distance to services.

Earthquake hazard is moderate. In the province of Alessandria 127 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 60 in zone 4; Villaromagnano is in the first group, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.090 g. In brick and stone houses it is still worth asking what work has been done on the roof and floors.

Heating zone E means cold winters, with fog on the plain. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces the land parcel and the building from the address.

Key points

  • First hills of the Tortonese, a few minutes from Tortona.
  • 655 residents, down 6.4% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 34.7%, against 28.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.090 g.

Overview

Villaromagnano is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 655 residents, ranked 95 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villaromagnano 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 0.090 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villaromagnano declared an average taxable income of 29,316 euros, above the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villaromagnano is in climate zone E, with 2,625 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 170 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villaromagnano has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 7.5% of the land in Villaromagnano, 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

Villaromagnano 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 Villaromagnano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villaromagnano: 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 Villaromagnano 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 11 inhabited census areas in Villaromagnano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 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 006186. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.