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Albano Vercellese: 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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Albano Vercellese, rice fields and woods along the Sesia

Albano Vercellese is a lowland village just north of Vercelli, on the side of the city facing the river Sesia. Rice paddies cover almost all of the land, broken by irrigation ditches, rows of trees and the strips of woodland that follow the river. The centre is small, with houses gathered around the church and old farmsteads. Vercelli is close and covers daily needs: work, schools, the hospital, the railway station.

People buying here want space a few minutes from town. Farmsteads and courtyard houses come with yards and outbuildings, but need work on roofs, walls and services. With the paddies flooded for months, the water table is high, so rising damp and cellars should be checked. The report reads the official flood maps at the address, useful for plots near the river and the channels.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 312 residents in 2023, 6.6% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 50.4, against 48.4 in the province, and over-65s make up 34.3%, above the provincial 28.0%. Foreign residents account for 12.2%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Vercelli.

Earthquakes are of little concern: seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale and expected ground acceleration of about 0.037 g, a very low value. In an old lowland house it is more useful to have foundations, cracks and floor beams checked.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Albano Vercellese, and the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Rice fields and woods along the Sesia, just north of Vercelli.
  • 312 residents in 2023, down 6.6% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 34.3%, above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 4; among the paddies, check damp and cellars.

Overview

Albano Vercellese is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 312 residents, ranked 59 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albano Vercellese is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (81 of 82) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.037 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 6.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 12.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albano Vercellese declared an average taxable income of 20,262 euros, below the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albano Vercellese is in climate zone E, with 2,779 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 151 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albano Vercellese has 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 2.9% of the land in Albano Vercellese, 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

Albano Vercellese 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 open contaminated sites in Albano Vercellese; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albano Vercellese: 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 Albano Vercellese 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 Albano Vercellese. 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 002003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.