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Andorno Micca: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Biella, 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: Via Bernardino Galliari 1, Andorno Micca.

Andorno Micca, at the mouth of the Cervo valley

Just above Biella, where the Cervo valley begins to narrow, Andorno Micca is the first sizeable town in the valley, at around 540 metres. The Cervo stream runs below, the town spreads along the hillside and Biella is minutes away: for many residents it works as a hillside extension of the city, with basic services in town and the rest in Biella.

The housing tells the story of the Biella area: workers' houses and villas from the time when textiles employed the whole district, post-war blocks and stone houses in the upper hamlets. Buyers often find large properties in need of updating. Winters are long, climate zone F, and insulation, windows and the boiler weigh on running costs more than on the plain. For homes on the slopes and near the stream, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

The population is falling and ageing, as in much of the Biella area: according to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 3,006 residents in 2023, down 11.8% since 2011, with an average age of 50.9 (provincial figure 49.7) and over-65s at 32.4%. Foreign nationals make up 6.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is calm: zone 3 in the Civil Protection classification, with a low expected ground acceleration of 0.043 g. In older houses, the useful checks concern the roof, damp and systems; in period villas, also the condition of floors and façades.

Key points

  • First town of the Cervo valley, just above Biella.
  • 3,006 residents, down 11.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.043 g.
  • Large homes to update, long winters.

Overview

Andorno Micca is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,006 residents, ranked 11 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Andorno Micca is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 24 of 74 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.043 g, a low 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 11.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, in line with the province. 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Andorno Micca declared an average taxable income of 23,835 euros, below the provincial average (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Andorno Micca is in climate zone F, with 3,012 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 544 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Andorno Micca has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 Andorno Micca, compared with 8.0% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Andorno Micca is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Andorno Micca, and one more has 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 Andorno Micca: 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 Andorno Micca 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 Andorno Micca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.7%
  • good 87.3%

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 096002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.