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Campertogno: 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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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: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Campertogno.

Campertogno, upper Valsesia along the river Sesia

In the upper Valsesia, where the valley narrows between wooded slopes, Campertogno occupies the valley floor and lower hillsides along the river Sesia, at over eight hundred metres. Further up are the ski and walking resorts at the head of the valley; further down is Varallo, still the main town for secondary schools, hospital and public offices.

Unlike many mountain villages, Campertogno is not especially old. The estimated average age is 44.8, below the 48.4 of the province of Vercelli, and over-65s make up 23.9%, against 28.0% provincially. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 226 residents in 2023, down 7.0% from 243 in 2011. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Much of the housing is stone and timber, with heavy roofs and thick walls, alongside more recent buildings. Winters are cold (climate zone F), so check insulation and the heating system before making an offer. Position relative to the river matters: houses close to the Sesia or its side streams should be compared against the official flood maps, which the report checks for the address along with landslide hazard on the slopes.

Earthquake hazard in the province of Vercelli is low: 81 of its 82 municipalities, Campertogno included, are in zone 4 of the Civil Protection Department's scale, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.056 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Valley-floor village in the upper Valsesia, on the Sesia.
  • Average age 44.8, below the provincial 48.4.
  • 226 residents in 2023, down 7.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4: river and slopes matter more.

Overview

Campertogno is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 226 residents, ranked 63 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Campertogno 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 0.056 g, a moderate 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 7.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (48). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Campertogno declared an average taxable income of 23,419 euros, below the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Campertogno is in climate zone F, with 3,380 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 827 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Campertogno has 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 0.7% of the land in Campertogno, 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

Campertogno 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 Campertogno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Campertogno: 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 Campertogno 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 19 inhabited census areas in Campertogno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.7%
  • fair 97.3%

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 002025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.