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Mongrando: 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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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 per Donato 1, Mongrando.

Mongrando, along the Elvo west of Biella

Mongrando is one of the villages of western Biellese, on the road from Biella towards Ivrea, where the hills start climbing towards the mountains. The Elvo stream runs through the municipality, which is split into several hamlets, with houses scattered among meadows, woods and small clusters. Biella, a few kilometres away, is the town for work, the hospital and schools.

Like many places in the area, Mongrando grew with the Biella textile industry, and its housing shows it: workers' houses, post-war detached homes, the odd manor house and farmsteads on the higher ground. There is space to be had at provincial prices, but many houses need work on the roof, systems and insulation, and in climate zone E heating is a significant cost. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The population is shrinking: 3,603 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, 374 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 9.4%. As across the Biella area, it is an older population, with an average age of 50.1 against 49.7 in the province and over-65s at 30.4%. Foreign residents account for 3.6%.

Earthquake risk is modest. In the province of Biella 24 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 50 in zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale; Mongrando is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.042 g.

Water is the thing to check. The Elvo and the streams coming down from the hills can swell after heavy rain, and some slopes are prone to landslides: the report checks both maps at the address and, with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Western Biellese, on the road between Biella and Ivrea.
  • Average age 50.1, over-65s at 30.4%.
  • Population down 9.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3; check the Elvo and streams after heavy rain.

Overview

Mongrando is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,603 residents, ranked 9 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mongrando 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 0.042 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 9.4%. 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 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mongrando declared an average taxable income of 22,836 euros, below the provincial average (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mongrando is in climate zone E, with 2,748 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 341 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mongrando has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 10.3% of the land in Mongrando, 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

Mongrando 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 open contaminated sites in Mongrando; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mongrando: 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 Mongrando 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 46 inhabited census areas in Mongrando. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 71.0%
  • good 29.0%

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 096035. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.