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Brusnengo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Biella, 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 Forte 1, Brusnengo.

Brusnengo, vineyard hills in eastern Biella province

Brusnengo is in the eastern part of the province of Biella, where wooded hills planted with vines slope down towards the Vercelli plain. This is red wine country based on the nebbiolo grape, with vineyards on the best-facing slopes and the village lower down. Biella is the main town for services, while to the east the Sesia valley leads to the towns of the Vercelli area.

Homes are mostly single-family: village houses, detached homes from recent decades and the odd rural house among the woods. If you are looking at a house in the hills, think about narrow lanes, gradients and the distance to shops and schools, which the report measures from the exact address. On the slopes and along the streams, the official landslide and flood maps are read for the same address.

Like much of the Biella area, Brusnengo is losing residents. In 2023 there were 1,916, down 11.6% on 2011, or 252 fewer, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 51.2 is above the provincial 49.7, and over-65s are 31.1%. Foreign residents are 3.8%. Declared incomes stay below the provincial average.

The earthquake picture is calm: Brusnengo is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection scale, with an expected acceleration of 0.040 g. In older houses, focus on the roof, insulation and the boiler, since the climate is zone E and winters are long.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so from the address the report identifies the building's land parcel and cross-checks it with local data.

Key points

  • Wooded, vine-covered hills in eastern Biella province.
  • Population down 11.6% since 2011.
  • Average age 51.2, above the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest on the scale.

Overview

Brusnengo is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,916 residents, ranked 22 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brusnengo is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (50 of 74) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.040 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 fallen by 11.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (50). 31% 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 Brusnengo declared an average taxable income of 23,578 euros, below the provincial average (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Brusnengo is in climate zone E, with 2,688 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 295 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Brusnengo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 9.7% of the land in Brusnengo, compared with 8.0% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Brusnengo 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 Brusnengo. 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 Brusnengo: 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 Brusnengo 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 20 inhabited census areas in Brusnengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 096007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.