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Cambiasca: 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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For example: Via Silvestro Simonetta 1, Cambiasca.

Cambiasca, in the hills behind Verbania

Cambiasca is a small municipality on the high ground behind Verbania, on the road that climbs from Lake Maggiore towards the inland valleys. The village is at around 300 metres, surrounded by woods, with scattered hamlets and houses facing the slopes.

Being close to the lake is its main asset: Verbania and its services are a few minutes away by car, yet the village stays quieter and more secluded. There are detached houses with gardens, villas and a few old stone houses with stone-slab roofs, to be assessed for structure and insulation. The climate is damp and rainy, with cold zone E winters, so sun exposure and the condition of windows are worth checking on a viewing. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,577 residents in 2023, down 4.2% on 2011. The average age is 48.0 (49.0 in the province), over-65s make up 26.9% and foreign residents 1.7%.

Earthquake risk is low: Cambiasca is in seismic zone 4, like 45 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.046 g. On the wooded slopes above the lake, gradient matters more, together with the streams running down towards it.

The report measures slope and elevation at the address and reads the official landslide and flood maps. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Wooded hills behind Verbania, around 300 metres.
  • A few minutes' drive from Lake Maggiore.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.046 g.
  • Population down 4.2% since 2011.

Overview

Cambiasca is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,577 residents, ranked 20 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cambiasca 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 0.046 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 4.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cambiasca declared an average taxable income of 22,198 euros, in line with the province (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cambiasca is in climate zone E, with 2,547 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 290 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cambiasca has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 healthcare facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 10.1% of the land in Cambiasca, 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

Cambiasca 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 Cambiasca.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cambiasca: 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 Cambiasca 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 13 inhabited census areas in Cambiasca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 51.3%
  • good 48.7%

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

ISTAT code 103015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.