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Curino: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Biella, 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: Frazione San Bononio 1, Curino.

Curino, scattered hamlets in the woods of eastern Biella

Curino is a hill municipality in the eastern part of the Biella area, with several hamlets and scattered houses among woods and meadows and the town hall at around 390 metres. For work, school and shopping, people drive to the larger towns nearby and to Biella.

The population has grown: 477 residents in 2023, up 5.3% on the 453 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.3 against 49.7 for the province, and over-65s make up 32.3%, against 30.1%. Foreign residents are 4.2%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

House hunters here mostly find rural buildings, hamlet houses and detached homes with land. Before buying, check how water, sewerage and internet reach the property, since in scattered hamlets none of these can be taken for granted, and try the road in winter. In climate zone E, heating an isolated house surrounded by woodland is a real expense.

Earthquake hazard is low: Curino is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 49 other municipalities in the province of Biella, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.041 g. In older houses the roof, damp and the state of the systems matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. On wooded hills cut by small streams, landslides and flooding vary from one hamlet to another: the report reads them on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Scattered hamlets in the woods of eastern Biella.
  • 477 residents in 2023, up 5.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.041 g.
  • Isolated houses: water, sewerage, internet and winter roads.

Overview

Curino is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 477 residents, ranked 56 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Curino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (50 of 74) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.041 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 grown by 5.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (50). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Curino declared an average taxable income of 21,369 euros, below the provincial average (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Curino is in climate zone E, with 2,811 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 390 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Curino has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 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 2.6% of the land in Curino, compared with 8.0% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Curino 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 no contaminated sites in Curino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Curino: 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 Curino 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 21 inhabited census areas in Curino. 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 096023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.