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Camandona: 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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For example: Frazione Cerale 1, Camandona.

Camandona, mountain hamlets in eastern Biella

Camandona is a mountain municipality in the eastern Biella area, at almost eight hundred metres, made up of small hamlets scattered over the slopes among woods and meadows. The Biella area has been wool country for generations, and many residents still work in the towns on the valley floor or in Biella, reached by car on mountain roads.

Buyers here mostly find stone houses, many renovated and others needing work, with running costs not to be underestimated. Climate zone F means long winters, so insulation, windows and heating need careful assessment. Before buying, check winter access, snow clearing and utility connections, while slopes and landslides are checked at the address with the official maps in the report.

There were 309 residents in 2023, 50 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 13.9%, according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office. The estimated average age is 53.7, against 49.7 in the province of Biella, and over-65s make up 35.0%. Foreign residents account for 2.9%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

In the province of Biella, 50 municipalities are in seismic zone 4 and 24 in zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale. Camandona is in zone 4 and expected ground acceleration is about 0.044 g, a very low value. In a mountain stone house, the roof, walls against the slope and rainwater drainage matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Mountain hamlets in eastern Biella, at almost 800 metres.
  • 309 residents in 2023, down 13.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.044 g.
  • Climate zone F: check insulation, snow and access.

Overview

Camandona is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 309 residents, ranked 63 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Camandona 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 0.044 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 13.9%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (50). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Camandona declared an average taxable income of 23,171 euros, below the provincial average (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Camandona is in climate zone F, with 3,334 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 792 metres above sea level.

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 2.8% of the land in Camandona, compared with 8.0% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Camandona is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Camandona.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Camandona: 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 Camandona 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 12 inhabited census areas in Camandona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 096009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.