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Miagliano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Biella, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Miagliano, the old wool mill and the Cervo valley near Biella

Miagliano covers a tiny area at the mouth of the Cervo valley, along the stream that runs down to Biella. Its story is that of the Biella wool industry: the large building of the former Poma wool mill, beside the stream, recalls the decades when the village lived around the factory. Today Biella is a few minutes' drive away and the village is mainly residential.

Because the municipality is so small, much of it is built up and houses stand close together: detached homes, former workers' houses and village buildings on several floors. The town hall is at around 540 metres and the climate zone is F, with long, damp winters, so buyers should look at insulation, windows and boiler, which weigh on bills more than on the plain.

In 2023 there were 542 residents, down 15.0% on 2011. The average age is 49.8, in line with the 49.7 of the province of Biella, and over-65s make up 29.5%. Foreign residents account for 8.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province has municipalities in seismic zones 3 and 4. Miagliano is in zone 3, like 23 other municipalities in the province, but the expected ground acceleration in the village is low, about 0.044 g. In older houses, the roof, damp and services matter most.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality and the report traces the address to its parcel. Along the Cervo and on the valley sides, the report checks the official flood and landslide hazard maps for each address.

Key points

  • At the mouth of the Cervo valley, minutes from Biella.
  • Home of the former Poma wool mill, now mainly residential.
  • 542 residents, down 15.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration of about 0.044 g.

Overview

Miagliano is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 542 residents, ranked 52 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Miagliano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 24 of 74 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.044 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 15.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Miagliano declared an average taxable income of 21,113 euros, below the provincial average (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Miagliano is in climate zone F, with 3,020 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 541 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 22.9% of the land in Miagliano, compared with 8.0% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Miagliano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Miagliano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Miagliano: 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 Miagliano 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 Miagliano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.0%
  • good 88.0%

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 096034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.