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Buronzo: 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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Buronzo, rice fields and a castle on the Vercelli plain

The rice fields reach right up to Buronzo, a village on the Vercelli plain in the northern part of the province, where the flatlands approach the first hills of the Biella area. The centre has its castle, a fortified complex of medieval origin, and the countryside is dotted with courtyard farmsteads.

The typical home is a two-storey brick village house with a courtyard; in the countryside there are large farmsteads, often in need of renovation and costly to maintain. Vercelli and Biella are the references for work and services. The climate is zone E, with cold, foggy winters and the humid summers typical of rice country.

At the end of 2023 there were 866 residents, down 5.5% from 916 in 2011. The average age is 48.2, practically the provincial figure (48.4), and over-65s are 25.3%, fewer than the 28.0% of the province of Vercelli. Foreign residents are 8.1%.

Earthquake hazard is low: Buronzo is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the national scale, along with 80 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.038 g. In older houses on the plain, the most common problems are rising damp and roofs.

On the plain, the issue is water: canals, irrigation ditches and streams can flood, and the report checks the official maps for the exact address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published and lead to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Vercelli plain, among rice fields and courtyard farms.
  • Over-65s at 25.3%, below the provincial 28.0%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.038 g.
  • 866 residents, down 5.5% since 2011.

Overview

Buronzo is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 866 residents, ranked 33 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Buronzo 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 0.038 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Buronzo declared an average taxable income of 23,717 euros, below the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Buronzo is in climate zone E, with 2,550 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 189 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Buronzo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 4.9% of the land in Buronzo, 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

Buronzo 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 Buronzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Buronzo: 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 Buronzo 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 18 inhabited census areas in Buronzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 14.9%
  • good 85.1%

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 002021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.