Alagna Valsesia: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Vercelli, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Alagna Valsesia, a Walser village below Monte Rosa
At the head of the Valsesia, where the river Sesia rises from the glaciers, Alagna closes the valley above 1,100 metres, beneath the Valsesia side of Monte Rosa. It is a Walser settlement, founded by German-speaking settlers who came from the Valais in the Middle Ages, and it keeps their typical houses of wood and stone, with galleries where hay and rye were once dried. Lifts from the village connect it to the Monterosa Ski area and up towards the peaks of the massif.
Tourism, in winter and summer, shapes the market: there are 37.46 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 4.52 in the province of Vercelli, and 10.09 sports facilities against 1.02. Many homes are second homes. An old Walser house needs builders and surveyors used to timber and to heritage restrictions. Between slopes, alluvial fans and streams, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address.
In 2023 there were 694 residents, up 3.4% on 2011. The average age, 48.0, is close to the provincial figure, while over-65s make up 24.8% against 28.0% in the province. Households are small, 1.81 people on average, and average declared income is above the provincial level.
Almost all of the province of Vercelli lies in the lowest seismic zone of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification: 81 municipalities are in zone 4. Alagna is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.066 g, still a modest value. In the mountains the roof, snow load, insulation and heating matter more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes Alagna's cadastral maps, so the report traces the address to its land parcel and building.
Key points
- Walser village at the head of the Valsesia, below Monte Rosa.
- Bars and restaurants: 37.46 per 1,000 residents.
- 694 residents, up 3.4% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.066 g.
Overview
Alagna Valsesia is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 694 residents, ranked 43 of 82 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alagna Valsesia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. It is the only municipality in the province in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.066 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 grown by 3.4%. 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 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alagna Valsesia declared an average taxable income of 33,813 euros, above the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Alagna Valsesia is in climate zone F, with 3,877 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,191 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alagna Valsesia has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 7 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
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 0.7% of the land in Alagna Valsesia, compared with 5.0% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Alagna Valsesia 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Alagna Valsesia. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alagna Valsesia: 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 Alagna Valsesia 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 30 inhabited census areas in Alagna Valsesia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 14.8%
- good 85.2%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 002002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.