Carisio: 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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Carisio, Vercelli plain and a Turin-Milan motorway exit
Carisio is a name known even to people who have never been there, because it is the name of an exit on the Turin-Milan motorway. The village lies on the plain of Vercelli at around 180 metres, in flat, irrigated countryside crossed by canals and straight roads, with scattered farmsteads and a compact built-up centre. Vercelli and Biella are the towns people rely on for work and services.
For buyers, having the motorway close by is the most practical advantage: anyone working in Turin, Milan, Novara or Biella can travel without passing through other towns. The flip side is life in a small village, with few shops and only basic services. In farmhouses and country homes, the state of the roofs, damp in ground-floor walls and the distance from the canals all matter; the report checks the latter against the official flood maps.
The population has fallen. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 752 residents in 2023, 112 fewer than in 2011, a drop of 13.0%. The average age is 49.7, close to the 48.4 of the province of Vercelli, and over-65s make up 29.1% against 28.0%. Foreign residents account for 8.6%. Average declared income is close to the provincial figure.
Earthquakes are a minor issue here. Carisio is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, like almost the whole province (81 municipalities out of 82), with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.038 g. This is climate zone E, with cold winters and frequent fog.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report traces each address to its land parcel, which also helps when working out the boundaries and land of a farmstead.
Key points
- Vercelli plain, with an exit on the Turin-Milan motorway.
- 752 residents, down 13.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, like 81 of 82 municipalities.
- Canals and flood-prone areas to be checked at the address.
Overview
Carisio is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 752 residents, ranked 40 of 82 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carisio 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 0.038 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 13.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carisio declared an average taxable income of 24,209 euros, in line with the province (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Carisio is in climate zone E, with 2,542 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 183 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carisio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
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 7.0% of the land in Carisio, 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
Carisio 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 6 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Carisio, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carisio: 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 Carisio 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 23 inhabited census areas in Carisio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 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
- 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 002032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.