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Cravagliana: 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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Cravagliana, in the Val Mastallone above Varallo

The Val Mastallone is a side valley of the Valsesia that opens at Varallo and climbs north between steep, wooded slopes. Cravagliana is one of its municipalities, with the main village at about six hundred metres and several hamlets spread along the valley and up the hillsides. Daily life revolves around Varallo, which has the hospital, secondary schools and shops, while for work many people head down to the lower Valsesia and Borgosesia.

Houses are mostly stone, often with the stone-slab roofs of traditional mountain buildings. Many are second homes for people from the plain or inherited family houses. This is climate zone F: long winters, heating on for many months, and access to the higher hamlets worth checking in snow before you decide.

In 2023 there were 248 residents, down 10.8% from 278 in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 54.1, against 48.4 in the province of Vercelli, and over-65s make up 37.5%. Households are small, 1.63 members on average. Foreign residents account for 4.0%.

Earthquake hazard is low: Cravagliana is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, like 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.054 g. The stream and the slopes matter more. In a narrow valley like this the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and measures the elevation and gradient of the plot. Cadastral records are the standard Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) ones, with maps published.

Key points

  • Municipality in the Val Mastallone, a side valley of the Valsesia.
  • 248 residents in 2023, down 10.8%.
  • Over-65s at 37.5%; households of 1.63 on average.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.054 g.

Overview

Cravagliana is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 248 residents, ranked 61 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cravagliana 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 0.054 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 10.8%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cravagliana declared an average taxable income of 23,491 euros, below the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cravagliana is in climate zone F, with 3,104 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 615 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cravagliana has 1 school.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 0.8% of the land in Cravagliana, 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

Cravagliana 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 Cravagliana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cravagliana: 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 Cravagliana 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 22 inhabited census areas in Cravagliana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 002048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.