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Bannio Anzino: 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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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 Monte Rosa 1, Bannio Anzino.

Bannio Anzino, two villages in the Valle Anzasca

The Valle Anzasca climbs from the Ossola towards Monte Rosa following the Anza stream, and halfway up you reach Bannio Anzino: a municipality formed by two main villages, Bannio and Anzino, plus small hamlets on the slopes. The town hall is at around 670 metres, but altitudes vary a lot. For work, secondary schools and the hospital people drive down towards Domodossola and the Toce valley floor.

The housing is mountain stock: stone houses with heavy roofs, huts and rustic buildings, many used as holiday homes. Buyers should look at the roof first, then damp, heating (this is climate zone F, with long, snowy winters) and car access, which for some hamlets does not reach the door. Along the Anza and the streams flood hazard, and on the slopes landslide hazard, depend on the exact spot: the report reads the official maps for the address.

In 2023 there were 444 residents, against 518 in 2011, a fall of 14.3%. The estimated average age is 52.4, above the 49.0 of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, and over-65s make up 34.9% against 28.3%. Foreign residents account for 2.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Bannio Anzino is in seismic zone 3 on the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 27 other municipalities in the province; the other 46 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.071 g. With stone buildings, ask whether the walls have been tied together and the roof rebuilt with a reinforced ring beam.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report gets from the address to the land parcel even for isolated huts.

Key points

  • Two villages, Bannio and Anzino, halfway up the Valle Anzasca.
  • 444 residents in 2023, down 14.3% since 2011.
  • Climate zone F: roof, heating and winter access matter.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.071 g.

Overview

Bannio Anzino is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 444 residents, ranked 51 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bannio Anzino is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. 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 0.071 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 14.3%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bannio Anzino declared an average taxable income of 20,268 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bannio Anzino is in climate zone F, with 3,174 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 669 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Bannio Anzino has 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 1.0% of the land in Bannio Anzino, 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

Bannio Anzino 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 contaminated sites in Bannio Anzino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bannio Anzino: 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 Bannio Anzino 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 13 inhabited census areas in Bannio Anzino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 52.1%
  • good 47.9%

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 103007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.