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Crova: 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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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: Corso Ventuno Aprile 1, Crova.

Crova, among the rice fields of the Vercelli plain

In spring, when the paddies are flooded, the plain around Crova turns into a sheet of water: the village sits in the middle of rice country, between Vercelli and Santhià. It is a small farming centre, with houses gathered round the church and large courtyard farmhouses dotted across the fields. For work, secondary schools and hospitals people go to Vercelli or Santhià, which is also on the Turin to Milan railway.

Buyers here often find village houses and farmhouses with plenty of floor space. Before deciding, have the roofs, brick walls, rising damp and utility connections checked, and get a clear picture of the farm buildings. On a plain crossed by irrigation channels, the report reads the official flood maps at the exact address. In summer, near the paddies, mosquitoes are part of the landscape.

In 2023 there were 351 residents, 59 fewer than the 410 of 2011, a fall of 14.4% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 51.5, against 48.4 in the province of Vercelli, and over-65s make up 33.3%. Foreign residents are 4.3%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

Earthquakes count for little: Crova is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection scale, like 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.037 g. The real costs in a farmhouse are the roof and damp.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes Crova's cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Rice-growing village between Vercelli and Santhià.
  • Large farmhouses: check roofs, damp and farm buildings.
  • 351 residents, down 14.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest: acceleration about 0.037 g.

Overview

Crova is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 351 residents, ranked 55 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Crova 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 0.037 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 14.4%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Crova declared an average taxable income of 26,117 euros, in line with the province (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Crova is in climate zone E, with 2,522 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 167 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Crova has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 3.9% of the land in Crova, 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

Crova 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 Crova.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Crova: 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 Crova 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 10 inhabited census areas in Crova. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 002052. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.