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Crodo: 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: Nucleo Abitato Cravegna 1, Crodo.

Crodo, the mineral springs of the Valle Antigorio

Crodo lies in the Valle Antigorio, the Toce valley north of Domodossola, in the upper Ossola. It is known across Italy for its mineral water springs, linked to the names of drinks sold everywhere, and the valley continues up towards Formazza and the Toce waterfall. The village sits on the valley floor and the first slopes, with hamlets scattered higher up.

Domodossola provides schools, the hospital and the railway station, reached by car along the valley road. Many houses are stone-built, with heavy stone-slab roofs (piode) in the hamlets, alongside newer buildings on the valley floor. When buying, the roof, insulation and winter access matter, in a climate zone E that gets properly cold higher up. The municipality has 22 recorded services.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,436 residents in 2023, down 2.4% since 2011. The average age of 49.3 is close to the provincial 49.0, and over-65s make up 30.8%. Foreign residents account for 2.2%. Declared incomes are below the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola average.

Crodo is in seismic zone 3, with 27 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.095 g. In stone houses, the weight of the roof and the condition of the beams are the first things to have checked.

With the Toce, its side streams and steep slopes, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Valle Antigorio, upper Ossola north of Domodossola.
  • Village known for its mineral water springs.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.095 g.
  • Stone houses: check slab roofs and beams.

Overview

Crodo is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,436 residents, ranked 23 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Crodo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3S. 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 0.095 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 2.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Crodo declared an average taxable income of 21,648 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Crodo is in climate zone E, with 2,961 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 505 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Crodo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

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 2.2% of the land in Crodo, 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

Crodo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Crodo. 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 Crodo: 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 Crodo 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 49 inhabited census areas in Crodo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 88.0%
  • good 12.0%

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 103026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.