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Loreglia: 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 Tempio della Vittoria 1, Loreglia.

Loreglia, on the wooded slopes of the lower Strona valley

Loreglia sits on the slopes of the lower Strona valley, above seven hundred metres, not far from Omegna and the northern tip of Lake Orta. The land is almost entirely woodland, with the village and its stone houses strung along the road that climbs from the valley floor. It is a place people drive down from every day to work, shop or take children to school.

Three things matter most to a buyer. First, the road: the climate is classed as zone F, and in winter ice and snow make the trip to Omegna slower. Second, the condition of the house, since many homes in the village are old and may hide work to be done. Third, the position on the slope, which the report checks against the official landslide maps and the flood maps along the streams, one address at a time.

Residents are few and their number is falling. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 209 in 2023, against 262 in 2011: 53 fewer, a fall of 20.2%. The estimated average age is 56.3, higher than the 49.0 of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, and over-65s reach 43.1%, compared with 28.3% across the province.

Earthquake risk is low here. Loreglia is in seismic zone 4, like 45 other municipalities in the province, while 28 are in zone 3; the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.050 g. Upkeep matters more than strengthening: the roof, rainwater drainage and damp in walls set against the hillside. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and the report traces the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hillside village in the lower Strona valley, near Omegna.
  • 209 residents in 2023, down 20.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 43.1%, against 28.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.

Overview

Loreglia is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 209 residents, among the smallest in the province (66 of 74).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Loreglia 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 0.050 g, a moderate 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 20.2%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (49). 43% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Loreglia declared an average taxable income of 21,779 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Loreglia is in climate zone F, with 3,239 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 719 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 1.5% of the land in Loreglia, 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

Loreglia 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 Loreglia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Loreglia: 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 Loreglia 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 6 inhabited census areas in Loreglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 103038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.