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Volpeglino: 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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Volpeglino, a small village in the hills near Tortona

In the hills around Tortona, in the eastern part of the province of Alessandria, Volpeglino is a country village of a few streets at around two hundred and forty metres. Tortona is the town people rely on for schools, the hospital and the railway station, and from there roads lead to Alessandria, Genoa and Milan.

Buyers here are usually after space: a house with a garden, a farm building to restore, some land around it. In purchases like these the practical details matter more than the asking price suggests, such as winter access along the road, utility connections, the state of the roof and the actual distance to services, which the report measures from the address.

There were 127 residents in 2023, 33 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 20.6%, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 54.3, higher than the provincial 48.9, while the share of over-65s, 28.3%, is close to the provincial 28.6%. Foreign residents account for 7.1%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

On the Civil Protection Department's earthquake scale Volpeglino is in zone 3, with 126 other municipalities in the province; the remaining 60 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.090 g, a moderate hazard. Country houses have often been extended at different times, so it helps to find out how the parts were joined and whether the floors have been rebuilt.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality, so the land parcel can be traced from the address. Landslides on slopes and flooding along ditches are checked against the official maps for each plot.

Key points

  • Hill village near Tortona, the main town for services.
  • 127 residents in 2023, down 20.6% since 2011.
  • Average age 54.3 against 48.9 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.090 g.

Overview

Volpeglino is a municipality in the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 127 residents, among the smallest in the province (181 of 187).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Volpeglino 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 20.6%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (49). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Volpeglino declared an average taxable income of 25,603 euros, in line with the province (25,143 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Volpeglino is in climate zone E, with 2,618 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 243 metres above sea level.

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 6.8% of the land in Volpeglino, 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

Volpeglino 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 Volpeglino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Volpeglino: 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 Volpeglino 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 5 inhabited census areas in Volpeglino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 006189. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.