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Boccioleto: 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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For example: Via Giovanni Battista Zali 1, Boccioleto.

Boccioleto, in the Val Sermenza above the Valsesia

At Balmuccia the Val Sermenza branches off the Valsesia, a narrow green valley named after the stream that runs through it. Boccioleto is one of the villages the road passes on the way up, at almost seven hundred metres, with stone houses and several hamlets scattered across the slopes. Varallo and Borgosesia, lower down the valley, are the reference towns for the hospital, secondary schools and work.

For a big shop and most services, people drive down the valley. If you are buying in one of the hamlets, check carefully how you get there in every season, where you can park and how water and drainage reach the house. In climate zone F heating is a significant expense, and on stone houses the state of the roof counts for a lot.

The population has fallen in recent years: 166 residents in 2023 according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, 53 fewer than the 219 of 2011, a fall of 24.2%. The estimated average age is 49.4, close to the 48.4 of the province of Vercelli, and foreign residents make up 7.8%.

Earthquakes are not the main concern here. Boccioleto is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.056 g. Slopes and the stream matter far more, and the report checks them on the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are available, and the report traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Village in the Val Sermenza, a side valley of the Valsesia.
  • 166 residents in 2023, down 24.2% since 2011.
  • Average age 49.4; foreign residents 7.8%.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 81 municipalities in the province.

Overview

Boccioleto is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 166 residents, ranked 70 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Boccioleto 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 0.056 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 24.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Boccioleto declared an average taxable income of 19,197 euros, below the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Boccioleto is in climate zone F, with 3,172 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 667 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Boccioleto has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 Boccioleto, compared with 5.0% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Boccioleto 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 Boccioleto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Boccioleto: 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 Boccioleto 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 10 inhabited census areas in Boccioleto. 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

ISTAT code 002014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.