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Baceno: 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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Baceno, the Antigorio valley and Alpe Devero

In the Ossola, heading up the Antigorio valley towards the Swiss border, Baceno is where the road to Alpe Devero begins: a basin of pastures and lakes within the municipality, popular for summer walking and winter skiing. The village is at around 650 metres and is known for the church of San Gaudenzio, which towers over the houses. Domodossola is the reference for services, the hospital and trains.

The housing market has two sides. In the village and its hamlets there are stone houses with slab roofs, often in need of renovation; at Devero and in the higher spots, holiday homes used for a few months a year prevail. For both, insulation, snow load on the roof and winter access matter: this is climate zone F, the coldest category.

At the end of 2023 there were 872 residents, down 5.4% from 922 in 2011. The average age is 50.9 (province 49.0) and over-65s are 32.9%, against 28.3% for Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Foreign residents are 3.8%.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 (zone 1 being the most hazardous), like 27 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.107 g. In stone houses, the practical advice concerns the roof, which carries the weight of stone slabs and snow: beams and supports need checking.

In an Alpine valley, slopes, avalanches and torrents matter most, and the report reads them from the official maps for the exact address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published and link the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Antigorio valley, with Alpe Devero in the municipality.
  • 872 residents, over-65s at 32.9%.
  • Stone houses and holiday homes, climate zone F.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.107 g.

Overview

Baceno is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 872 residents, ranked 35 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Baceno is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3S. Only 28 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 0.107 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 fallen by 5.4%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Baceno declared an average taxable income of 22,205 euros, in line with the province (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Baceno is in climate zone F, with 3,156 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 655 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Baceno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 4 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 Baceno, 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

Baceno 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 Baceno. 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 Baceno: 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 Baceno 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 28 inhabited census areas in Baceno. 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 103006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.