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Intragna: 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 Strada Piana 5, Intragna.

Intragna, the Valle Intrasca between woods and lake

From Intragna, at around seven hundred and thirty metres, Lake Maggiore is not far off, yet the landscape is already that of the Alpine valleys: dense woods, deep-cut streams, stone houses gathered in a small core. The village belongs to the Valle Intrasca, the valley that runs down to Verbania, and that is where people go for the big weekly shop, schools and the doctor.

House hunters here tend to be of two kinds: people who work by the lake and want to live higher up, in quiet, and people looking for a summer home. Either way, check the road in winter, the state of the roof, damp in walls set against the hillside and whether you can park near the house. With climate zone F, heating is a significant cost.

There were 94 residents in 2023, against 107 at the 2011 census, a fall of 12.1%. The estimated average age is 49.1, over-65s make up 33.0% (against 28.3% in the province) and foreign residents 7.4%. Declared incomes are below the average for Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.

Seismic risk is at the lowest level on the national scale: Intragna is in zone 4, as are 46 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.046 g. Steep slopes and watercourses are far more relevant. The report checks them at the address on the official landslide and flood maps and, thanks to the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, links the house to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Stone village in the Valle Intrasca, above Verbania.
  • 94 residents in 2023, down 12.1% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 33.0%, against 28.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.046 g.

Overview

Intragna is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 94 residents, among the smallest in the province (74 of 74).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Intragna 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 0.046 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 12.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Intragna declared an average taxable income of 18,286 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Intragna is in climate zone F, with 3,252 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 729 metres above sea level.

Services

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 1.2% of the land in Intragna, 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

Intragna 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 Intragna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Intragna: 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 Intragna 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 Intragna. 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 103037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.