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Oggebbio: 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: Strada Antonio Manzi 2, Oggebbio.

Oggebbio, terraced hamlets on the shore of Lake Maggiore

Oggebbio is a set of hamlets spread over the hillside that drops to Lake Maggiore on the Piedmont shore, some by the water and others higher up among chestnut woods and terraces. The main road along the lake links the shoreline villages as far as Verbania, the reference town for work and services.

Buyers here choose height first. Houses near the lake are convenient but often have little outdoor space and face the road; those higher up have more view and more quiet, but narrow lanes, hairpin bends and parking that needs checking. Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the total.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 833 residents at the end of 2023, down 5.4% on 2011. The average age is 48.4, slightly below the 49.0 of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, and over-65s are 27.7%. Declared average income is well below the provincial figure. There are 8.40 places to eat per 1,000 residents, against 7.07 in the province.

Earthquakes are not a concern: Oggebbio is in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, like 46 of the 74 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.043 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On a slope running down to the lake, landslides, small streams and surface water are what count, and the official maps show them for the individual plot.

Key points

  • Hamlets on the Piedmont side of Lake Maggiore.
  • Lakeside or higher up: check access and parking.
  • Foreign residents at 10.3%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.043 g.

Overview

Oggebbio is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 833 residents, ranked 36 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Oggebbio 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 0.043 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 5.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Oggebbio declared an average taxable income of 16,266 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Oggebbio is in climate zone E, with 2,512 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 263 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Oggebbio has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 3.6 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 2.6% of the land in Oggebbio, 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

Oggebbio 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Oggebbio. 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 Oggebbio: 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 Oggebbio 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 26 inhabited census areas in Oggebbio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 45.6%
  • good 54.3%

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 103049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.