Brovello-Carpugnino: 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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Brovello-Carpugnino, Vergante hills above Lake Maggiore
The municipality brings together two villages, Brovello and Carpugnino, in the Vergante hills behind the Piedmont shore of Lake Maggiore. Life here is among woods, meadows and small clusters of stone houses at around 450 metres, with the lake just below and the lakeside towns a short drive away.
For buyers, the landscape is the main draw and also what needs the closest look. Roads climb and wind, many houses are scattered among the trees and flat ground is rare, so winter access, sun exposure, retaining walls and the slope of the plot matter as much as the house. The A26 motorway runs through these hills and makes trips towards Novara and Milan straightforward. This is climate zone E, with cold, damp winters.
Compared with the rest of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, the population is younger. There were 793 residents in 2023, up 10.0% on 2011; the average age is 46.7 against 49.0 for the province, and over-65s are 23.5%, against 28.3%. Foreign residents make up 5.9%. Average declared income is in line with the provincial figure, slightly above it.
Seismic hazard is low: Brovello-Carpugnino is in zone 4, like 45 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.042 g. In old stone houses, look instead at the roof, damp in walls set against the hillside and heating costs.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report links each address to its land parcel. Landslides on the slopes and flooding along the streams are checked on the official maps, house by house.
Key points
- Two villages in the Vergante hills, above Lake Maggiore.
- Population up 10.0% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 23.5%, against 28.3% in the province.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.042 g.
Overview
Brovello-Carpugnino is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 793 residents, ranked 39 of 74 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brovello-Carpugnino 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 0.042 g, a low 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 grown by 10.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (49). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brovello-Carpugnino declared an average taxable income of 23,976 euros, in line with the province (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Brovello-Carpugnino is in climate zone E, with 2,883 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 445 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Brovello-Carpugnino has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
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 7.6% of the land in Brovello-Carpugnino, 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
Brovello-Carpugnino 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 Brovello-Carpugnino. 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 Brovello-Carpugnino: 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 Brovello-Carpugnino 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 11 inhabited census areas in Brovello-Carpugnino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.3%
- fair 99.7%
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 103013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.