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Germagno: 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: Strada Localita' Alpe Quaggione 1, Germagno.

Germagno, above Omegna at the mouth of the Strona valley

Above Omegna, where the Strona valley opens out towards Lake Orta in northern Piedmont, Germagno sits on a hillside at around 600 metres among woods and meadows. It is a small, residential village tied to Omegna for work, schools and services: the town is at the bottom of the road.

The population has barely moved. In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 185 residents, 0.5% fewer than in 2011. Households average 2.31 people, and the estimated average age is 50.4, against 49.0 in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Over-65s make up 30.8% and foreign residents 2.2%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Homes are mainly stone and masonry village houses and newer detached houses, often with a sloping garden. On a hillside, check the retaining walls, rainwater drainage and damp in any part-basement rooms. Climate zone F means long winters, so how much sun the house gets and how well the roof is insulated make a real difference to heating bills.

Germagno is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class in the Civil Protection classification, like 46 of the 74 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.048 g.

The valley slopes and side streams need assessing plot by plot: the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Hillside above Omegna, at the mouth of the Strona valley.
  • 185 residents in 2023, down 0.5% since 2011.
  • Households of 2.31 people, average age 50.4.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.048 g.

Overview

Germagno is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 185 residents, among the smallest in the province (68 of 74).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Germagno is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (46 of 74) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.048 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 50 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 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Germagno declared an average taxable income of 27,921 euros, above the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Germagno is in climate zone F, with 3,087 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 602 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Germagno has 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 4.7% of the land in Germagno, 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

Germagno 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 Germagno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Germagno: 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 Germagno 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 6 inhabited census areas in Germagno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 103032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.