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Lignana: 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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Lignana.

Lignana, a village on the Vercelli plain

Around Vercelli the plain is rice country, with enclosed courtyard farmsteads and canals that carry water to the fields in summer. Lignana is part of this landscape, about 130 metres above sea level, with a small centre and farmsteads scattered across the countryside. Vercelli is the reference town for work, schools and hospital, and is a short drive away.

Homes are village houses, detached houses and farmsteads, some still tied to farming. If you buy in the countryside, be aware that in spring and summer life around the house follows the rhythm of the fields, with farm machinery and mosquitoes, and that winter fog is a regular feature. For a farmstead, check roofs, damp on the ground floor, drainage and boundaries carefully.

In 2023 there were 535 residents, down 7.6% from 579 in 2011. The average age is 48.1, in line with the provincial 48.4, and over-65s make up 26.5%, slightly fewer than the provincial 28.0%. Foreign residents account for 5.0%. Declared incomes are close to the average for the province of Vercelli.

Lignana is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, like 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.037 g. Earthquakes are not the main concern.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the street number to its parcel. On a plain crossed by canals and watercourses, the thing to look at is flood-prone land, which the report checks on the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Vercelli plain, among canals and farmsteads.
  • Vercelli close by for work, schools and hospital.
  • Over-65s at 26.5%, against 28.0% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest: flood-prone land matters more.

Overview

Lignana is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 535 residents, ranked 46 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lignana 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 0.037 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 7.6%. 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 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lignana declared an average taxable income of 24,775 euros, in line with the province (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lignana is in climate zone E, with 2,757 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 134 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 3.7% of the land in Lignana, 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

Lignana 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 Lignana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lignana: 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 Lignana 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 10 inhabited census areas in Lignana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 99.4%

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 002070. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.