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Caprezzo: 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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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: Strada Caprezzo Cappella di Porta 1, Caprezzo.

Caprezzo, in the Intrasca valley above Verbania

Above Verbania, the Intrasca valley climbs from Lake Maggiore towards the mountains, and Caprezzo is one of the villages on its slopes, at around 530 metres. The lake is close, but this is already mountain country: stone houses, woods, meadows and narrow roads leading down to Verbania, where you find schools, the hospital, shops and, at Intra, the ferry to the other shore.

Caprezzo has gained residents: in 2023 there were 175, 4.2% more than the 168 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is still old, though, with an estimated average age of 55.2 against 49.0 in the province and over-65s at 34.3%. Households average 1.73 people and foreign residents account for 4.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers will mostly find stone village houses, often on several floors with terraces or sloping gardens, and a few newer detached houses. What matters is how much sun the house gets, rainwater drainage, the state of retaining walls and damp in rooms built against the slope. Climate zone E means cold winters, so heating and insulation have to be budgeted for.

Caprezzo is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class in the Civil Protection classification, like 46 of the 74 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.046 g. The focus is therefore on upkeep and damp.

On the valley slopes, landslides and surface run-off are assessed plot by plot: the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Slopes of the Intrasca valley, above Verbania and Lake Maggiore.
  • 175 residents in 2023, up 4.2% since 2011.
  • Average age 55.2, over-65s at 34.3%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.046 g.

Overview

Caprezzo is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 175 residents, among the smallest in the province (70 of 74).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caprezzo 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 grown by 4.2%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (49). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caprezzo declared an average taxable income of 18,846 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caprezzo is in climate zone E, with 2,993 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 530 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 2.1% of the land in Caprezzo, 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

Caprezzo 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 Caprezzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caprezzo: 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 Caprezzo 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 5 inhabited census areas in Caprezzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 103018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.