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Lenta: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Vercelli, 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: Corso Xxv Luglio 1, Lenta.

Lenta, a village on the Vercelli plain near the Sesia

Just over 200 metres up, Lenta lies in the northern part of the province of Vercelli, where the plain starts giving way to the first hills, not far from the Sesia river. It is a small, quiet village with a centre of low houses and courtyards and farmland around it; for work, many people drive to the larger towns in the area and to the nearby provincial capitals.

Homes for sale are mostly village houses, often built around a courtyard, and detached houses from recent decades. In older properties, allow for work on the roof, wiring and plumbing and insulation: this is climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters, and the energy rating makes a real difference to bills. For land and houses in the low-lying areas towards the river, it is worth looking closely at the flood maps.

There were 772 residents in 2023, down 12.1% since 2011. The average age is 50.1, above the provincial 48.4, while the share of over-65s, 27.7%, is in line with the province. Foreign residents make up 5.3%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is low: Lenta is in zone 4, like 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.038 g. Rising damp in the walls, the state of the roof and heating costs matter more here.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality: the report links the address to the land parcel and checks the official flood and landslide maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Village between plain and first hills, near the Sesia.
  • Population down 12.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.038 g.
  • Low ground towards the river: check flood maps by address.

Overview

Lenta is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 772 residents, ranked 37 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lenta is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (81 of 82) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.038 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 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lenta declared an average taxable income of 24,840 euros, in line with the province (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lenta is in climate zone E, with 2,445 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 219 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lenta has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 healthcare facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 5.3% of the land in Lenta, compared with 5.0% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lenta 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Lenta. 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 Lenta: 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 Lenta 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 11 inhabited census areas in Lenta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 6.9%
  • good 93.1%

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 002068. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.