Anzola d'Ossola: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Anzola d'Ossola, at the foot of the mountains in lower Ossola
Anzola d'Ossola lies in lower Ossola, where the Toce valley is still wide and flat. The village is gathered at the foot of the slopes, just over 200 metres up, with the river and the valley-floor roads on one side and woods climbing steeply on the other. For work, larger shops and secondary schools people look to Domodossola or towards Lake Maggiore, and day to day you will need a car.
Housing ranges from stone buildings in the old core to more recent construction. Position varies a good deal from one plot to the next: near the Toce and the streams coming down from the mountain, flood hazard is the thing to check, while for a house set against the slope drainage, damp walls and falling stones matter more. The report reads the official maps at the exact address.
In 2023 Anzola had 377 residents according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, 71 fewer than the 448 recorded in 2011, a drop of 15.8%. The estimated average age is 51.0, against 49.0 for the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, and people over 65 make up 32.1%. Declared incomes sit slightly above the provincial average.
Earthquakes are a minor concern here. The municipality is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the scale used by the Civil Protection Department, along with 45 other municipalities in the province, while 28 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.057 g. With climate zone E winters, the real costs in an old house tend to be the roof, windows and boiler.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Anzola d'Ossola, so the report goes straight from the address to the land parcel.
Key points
- Valley-floor village in lower Ossola, along the river Toce.
- 377 residents in 2023, down 15.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.057 g.
- Near the river and below the slopes, exact position matters.
Overview
Anzola d'Ossola is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 377 residents, ranked 56 of 74 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Anzola d'Ossola is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (46 of 74) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.057 g, a moderate 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 15.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Anzola d'Ossola declared an average taxable income of 24,029 euros, in line with the province (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Anzola d'Ossola is in climate zone E, with 2,577 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 210 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Anzola d'Ossola has 2 schools.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 2.3% of the land in Anzola d'Ossola, compared with 2.8% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Anzola d'Ossola 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 Anzola d'Ossola; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Anzola d'Ossola: 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 Anzola d'Ossola 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 Anzola d'Ossola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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
- 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 103002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.