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Olcenengo: 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 Giacomo Matteotti 1, Olcenengo.

Olcenengo, rice fields on the Vercelli plain

Around Olcenengo the plain is divided into rice paddies, irrigation channels and straight country roads: in summer the landscape is green, and in spring, when the paddies are flooded, it turns into a sheet of water. The village is a short distance from Vercelli, at about 150 metres, and is a farming community with tightly grouped houses and scattered farmsteads.

For buyers, being close to the provincial capital is the main advantage: work, schools and services are a short drive away. Homes are mostly village houses with courtyards and farmhouses, sometimes large and in need of renovation: rising damp, the roof and the systems are the first costs to estimate. This is climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters, and in summer the rice fields bring mosquitoes.

Olcenengo is growing a little: 784 residents at the end of 2023, up 4.0% on 2011. It is also younger than the province, with an average age of 46.6 against 48.4 and over-65s at 24.9% against 28.0%. Households have 2.38 people on average and foreign residents make up 5.6%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

Seismic hazard is low: Olcenengo is in zone 4, like 80 other municipalities in the province of Vercelli, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.037 g. With so many channels and groundwater close to the surface, it is more important to look carefully at the official flood maps and the state of ground-floor walls: the report checks the maps for the address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report traces the address to its land parcel, which also helps you see where the courtyard ends and the field begins.

Key points

  • Rice fields and farmsteads a short way from Vercelli.
  • Population up 4.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 46.6, below the provincial 48.4.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.037 g.

Overview

Olcenengo is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 784 residents, ranked 36 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Olcenengo 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 grown by 4.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (48). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Olcenengo declared an average taxable income of 22,692 euros, below the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Olcenengo is in climate zone E, with 2,776 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 149 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Olcenengo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 3.3% of the land in Olcenengo, 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

Olcenengo 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 Olcenengo.

Landslides and flooding

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

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 99.9%

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 002088. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.