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Alice Castello: 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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Alice Castello, between Vercelli rice fields and glacial hills

Alice Castello lies in the north-western part of the province of Vercelli, where the rice-growing plain begins to give way to the glacial hills that rise towards the Biella and Canavese areas. Vercelli and Biella are the reference towns, and the Turin-Milan motorway passes a short distance away.

The land mixes farmed fields, woods and residential areas. House hunters find village houses and farmsteads, often with a courtyard, and newer detached homes on the edges of the centre. Many come with a patch of land around them, handy for a garden or vegetable plot but something to allow for in upkeep. For anyone commuting to Turin, Milan or Biella, being close to the motorway is a real advantage. The climate is zone E, with cold, damp winters, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,519 residents in 2023, down 7.4% on 2011. The average age is 46.5, lower than the 48.4 of the province of Vercelli; 26.0% are over 65 and 9.2% are foreign residents.

Earthquake risk is low: Alice Castello is in seismic zone 4, like 80 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.039 g. In old houses and farmsteads, focus on rising damp, the roof and the systems.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published: the report traces the address to its land parcel and checks the official flood and landslide maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Between Vercelli rice fields and glacial hills
  • Turin-Milan motorway a short distance away
  • 2,519 residents, down 7.4% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.039 g

Overview

Alice Castello is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,519 residents, ranked 14 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alice Castello 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 0.039 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 7.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (48). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alice Castello declared an average taxable income of 22,647 euros, below the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Alice Castello is in climate zone E, with 2,640 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 258 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alice Castello has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 11.1% of the land in Alice Castello, compared with 5.0% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 20.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Alice Castello 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Alice Castello, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Alice Castello: 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 Alice Castello 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 39 inhabited census areas in Alice Castello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 20.9%
  • good 79.1%

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 002004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.