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Visone: 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: Regione Catanzo 1, Visone.

Visone, just outside Acqui Terme towards Ovada

Visone is the first village you reach leaving Acqui Terme in the direction of Ovada: a low hill settlement at around 160 metres, between the Bormida valley and the vineyards of the Alto Monferrato around Acqui. For those who live here, Acqui is the everyday town, with schools, the hospital and shops a few minutes' drive away.

Housing ranges from the old houses in the centre, often with a courtyard and cellar, to detached homes built around the village and farmhouses on the hills among the vines. With farmhouses, the roof, damp in walls set against the earth and the state of the services matter; with detached houses, insulation and the boiler, because this is climate zone E with cold, foggy winters.

The village had 1,180 residents in 2023, 6.1% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, with an average age of 49.3, close to the figure for the province of Alessandria (48.9). Foreign residents make up 14.5% of the population. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Visone is in zone 3 of the national classification, the same as 127 of the 187 municipalities in the province, with a low expected ground acceleration of 0.059 g.

The more practical questions concern water. Low-lying land near the Bormida and its tributaries should be checked on the official flood maps, which the report reads for the exact address; with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, published here too, the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Low hills between the Bormida and the Acqui vineyards.
  • Acqui Terme minutes away for schools, hospital and shops.
  • Foreign residents at 14.5%, average age 49.3.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.059 g.

Overview

Visone is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,180 residents, ranked 63 of 187 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Visone 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 0.059 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 14.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Visone declared an average taxable income of 22,658 euros, below the provincial average (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Visone is in climate zone E, with 2,617 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 161 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Visone has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 6.1% of the land in Visone, 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

Visone 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 Visone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Visone: 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 Visone 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 24 inhabited census areas in Visone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 20.2%
  • fair 79.8%

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 006187. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.