Campiglia Cervo: 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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Campiglia Cervo, stone hamlets in the Cervo valley
The Cervo valley climbs from Biella towards the mountains on the border with the Aosta Valley, and Campiglia Cervo covers its upper part. Since 2016 the municipality has also included the former municipalities of Quittengo and San Paolo Cervo, so its territory is a string of hamlets along the valley rather than a single village. The sanctuary of San Giovanni d'Andorno, a destination for pilgrims and day trips from all over the Biella area, lies within it.
The valley is known for its stonemasons and builders, who for generations emigrated to work stone elsewhere, and the houses show it: thick walls, stone-slab roofs, outside staircases. Buying one means budgeting for work on roofs and services, and for heating suited to climate zone F, the coldest in Italy's classification. Biella remains the reference for work, schools and hospital care.
In 2023 there were 500 residents, 5.3% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.2, against 49.7 for the province, and over-65s make up 34.6%. Foreign residents account for 8.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 24 of the 74 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.047 g, a low value. For a stone house, the state of the roof and damp in walls set against the hillside matter more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps are available here too, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. In a narrow valley with a stream at the bottom, landslides and floods should be checked on the official maps hamlet by hamlet.
Key points
- Upper Cervo valley above Biella, a string of stone hamlets.
- Merged with Quittengo and San Paolo Cervo since 2016.
- Population down 5.3% since 2011, over-65s at 34.6%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.047 g.
Overview
Campiglia Cervo is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 500 residents, ranked 55 of 74 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Campiglia Cervo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 24 of 74 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.047 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 5.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, in line with the province. 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Campiglia Cervo declared an average taxable income of 23,859 euros, in line with the province (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Campiglia Cervo is in climate zone F, with 3,312 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 775 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Campiglia Cervo has 2 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 2.4% of the land in Campiglia Cervo, 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
Campiglia Cervo is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Campiglia Cervo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Campiglia Cervo: 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 Campiglia Cervo 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 27 inhabited census areas in Campiglia Cervo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 89.6%
- good 10.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 096086. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.