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Gurro: 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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For example: Localita' La Piazza 1, Gurro.

Gurro, stone houses in the Valle Cannobina

Gurro lies in the Valle Cannobina, a narrow wooded valley that runs down towards Cannobio and Lake Maggiore. The houses cluster on the hillside, above eight hundred metres, with stone walls, stone roofs and lanes too narrow for a car. The village keeps alive a story handed down for centuries: according to local tradition, a group of Scottish soldiers settled in the valley in the sixteenth century and left traces in the dialect and in the traditional dress.

Shopping, schools and doctors mean a drive down towards the lake, on a long and winding valley road. If you plan to live here all year, allow for that, and for winters in climate zone F, the coldest band in the Italian classification. As a summer base the village is quiet and cool. In stone buildings, check the roof, damp in the walls and the heating system first.

In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 175 residents, 72 fewer than the 247 of 2011, a fall of 29.1%. The estimated average age is 56.5, against 49.0 in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, and over-65s make up 41.1%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low. Gurro is in seismic zone 4 of the scale set by the Civil Protection Department, along with 45 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.049 g. In a valley this steep, slopes and streams matter more, and the report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can trace the house back to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Stone village in the Valle Cannobina, which runs down to Lake Maggiore.
  • 175 residents in 2023, down 29.1% since 2011.
  • Average age 56.5; over-65s make up 41.1%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.049 g.

Overview

Gurro is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 175 residents, among the smallest in the province (71 of 74).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gurro 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 0.049 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 29.1%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (49). 41% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gurro declared an average taxable income of 7,544 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gurro is in climate zone F, with 3,360 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 812 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 1.3% of the land in Gurro, 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

Gurro 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 Gurro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gurro: 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 Gurro 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 5 inhabited census areas in Gurro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 103036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.