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Craveggia: 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: Via alla Vasca 1, Craveggia.

Craveggia, in the Valle Vigezzo near the Swiss border

The Valle Vigezzo is a green upland valley in the Ossola, open between Domodossola and the Swiss border and crossed by the Vigezzina railway, which runs all the way to Locarno. Craveggia sits on this upland, with its town hall at about 890 metres, an old centre of stone houses with stone-slab roofs and hamlets spread across meadows and woods. Switzerland is close, and for many people in the valley it is also where they work.

Buyers here find traditional stone houses, some large and well restored, rural buildings to renovate and newer homes. In climate zone F, with long, snowy winters, the roof, insulation and heating are the main things to assess; stone-slab roofs in particular are heavy and expensive to redo. On the slopes and along the streams, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Craveggia has grown: at the end of 2023 there were 794 residents, up 9.1% on the 728 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.9, below the provincial 49.0, and over-65s are 24.2% against 28.3% provincially. Foreign residents are 9.2%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

The earthquake hazard is moderate: Craveggia is in zone 3, with 27 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.058 g. For a stone house with a stone-slab roof, have the roof structure checked, as it is also the most vulnerable point in a tremor.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Valle Vigezzo upland, on the railway to Locarno.
  • Population up 9.1% since 2011.
  • Stone-slab roofs: check structure and costs.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.058 g.

Overview

Craveggia is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 794 residents, ranked 38 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Craveggia 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 0.058 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 grown by 9.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (49). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Craveggia declared an average taxable income of 17,460 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Craveggia is in climate zone F, with 3,460 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 889 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Craveggia has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

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 1.7% of the land in Craveggia, 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

Craveggia 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 Craveggia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Craveggia: 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 Craveggia 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 17 inhabited census areas in Craveggia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.8%
  • fair 96.8%
  • good 1.3%

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 103024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.