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Gravellona Toce: 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 Pedolazzi 1, Gravellona Toce.

Gravellona Toce, the crossroads between two lakes

Gravellona Toce is where the roads of the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province meet, in the far north of Piedmont. The A26 motorway ends here and the Simplon expressway begins, heading for Domodossola and Switzerland; Verbania on Lake Maggiore and Omegna on Lake Orta are a few kilometres away. The town sits on the plain where the Strona stream flows into the river Toce, ringed by mountains, and it is more commercial than touristy: shopping centres, sheds, petrol stations and warehouses line the main roads.

For residents, the location is handy. The lakes, the Ossola valleys and the road to Milan are all close, and homes usually cost less than on the lakeshores. The downside is traffic, especially on summer weekends and market days, and the fact that some residential streets back onto industrial areas: visit a street at different times of day before choosing it. Winters are cold and damp (climate zone E).

At the end of 2023 there were 7,566 residents, down 2.4% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, a smaller fall than in many towns in the province. Gravellona ranks number 4 by population among the 74 municipalities of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. The average age is 47.9, against 49.0 for the province, and foreign residents make up 10.2%, above the local average. Among recorded services, healthcare stands out, with 1.06 facilities per 1,000 residents against 0.68, along with sports facilities.

Earthquake hazard is low: zone 4, the lowest class of the Civil Protection Department, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.048 g, as for 45 other municipalities in the province.

The risk to watch is a different one. The plain was built up by the two watercourses, and in a major flood the Toce can spread over wide parts of the valley floor. The report checks the official flood maps for the exact address and traces the plot using the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), which are available here.

Key points

  • End of the A26 motorway, between Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta.
  • 7,566 residents in 2023, foreign residents 10.2%.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest.
  • Toce and Strona plain: flood hazard checked by address.

Overview

Gravellona Toce is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 7,566 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 74).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gravellona Toce 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 resident population has fallen by 2.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gravellona Toce declared an average taxable income of 22,564 euros, in line with the province (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gravellona Toce is in climate zone E, with 2,579 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 211 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gravellona Toce has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.3).

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 16.3% of the land in Gravellona Toce, 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

Gravellona Toce 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Gravellona Toce. 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 Gravellona Toce: 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 Gravellona Toce 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 61 inhabited census areas in Gravellona Toce. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 49.3%
  • good 50.6%

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 103035. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.