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Ceppo Morelli: 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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Ceppo Morelli, in the Anzasca valley below Monte Rosa

Heading up the Valle Anzasca towards Macugnaga and Monte Rosa, Ceppo Morelli is one of the last municipalities before the head of the valley. Its territory follows the Anza stream, with the village and several hamlets on both sides, steep slopes and thick woodland. For work and services people drive down towards Piedimulera and the Toce plain, with Domodossola within reach by car.

Houses here are built of stone, often with slab roofs, alongside twentieth-century buildings. Many are second homes or family houses opened only in summer. When buying, look first at the roof and its timber structure, damp in rooms set against the hillside and winter access, since climate zone F means long winters and snow.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 292 residents, 49 fewer than the 341 of 2011, a fall of 14.4%. The estimated average age is high, 56.7 against 49.0 in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, and over-65s make up 42.5%, well above the provincial 28.3%. Foreign residents account for 2.4%.

Ceppo Morelli is in seismic zone 3, like 28 of the 74 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.077 g. In a narrow Alpine valley the slopes and the stream also deserve attention, and the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are available, and the report starts from the address to reach the land parcel.

Key points

  • Anzasca valley along the Anza, on the road to Macugnaga.
  • Over-65s at 42.5%, against 28.3% in the province.
  • 292 residents, down 14.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.077 g.

Overview

Ceppo Morelli is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 292 residents, ranked 61 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ceppo Morelli is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 28 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 0.077 g, a moderate 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 14.4%. The estimated average age is 57 years, higher than the province average (49). 42% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ceppo Morelli declared an average taxable income of 19,243 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ceppo Morelli is in climate zone F, with 3,283 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 753 metres above sea level.

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 Ceppo Morelli, 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

Ceppo Morelli is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Ceppo Morelli, and one more has 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 Ceppo Morelli: 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 Ceppo Morelli 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 9 inhabited census areas in Ceppo Morelli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 103021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.