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Oldenico: 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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Oldenico, a village on the Vercelli plain near the Sesia

Among flat fields, irrigation channels and farmsteads, Oldenico lies on the Vercelli plain at about one hundred and forty metres, not far from the Sesia river and from Vercelli, which is the town for work, schools, the hospital and offices. It is a small, compact farming village, with houses gathered along a few streets and farmsteads scattered across countryside largely given over to rice.

Compared with the province, the population is slightly younger. Foreign residents make up 19.4%, the estimated average age is 47.0, below the 48.4 of the province of Vercelli, and over-65s are 26.3%, against 28.0%. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 232 residents, down 7.9% on 2011. Average declared incomes are higher than the provincial average.

Buyers will find village houses, detached homes and farmsteads, some large and needing renovation. On the plain there are no slopes to worry about, but the position relative to the Sesia and the channels matters a great deal: the report checks the official flood maps for the address and gives the hazard class.

Earthquake hazard is low: Oldenico is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, like 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.037 g. In older houses what matters most is rising damp, common on the plain, along with the roof and services. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report goes from the street to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Farming village on the Vercelli plain, near the Sesia river.
  • Foreign residents at 19.4%; average age 47.0.
  • 232 residents, down 7.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 81 municipalities in the province.

Overview

Oldenico is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 232 residents, ranked 62 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Oldenico 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 fallen by 7.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 19.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Oldenico declared an average taxable income of 31,565 euros, above the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Oldenico is in climate zone E, with 2,768 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 143 metres above sea level.

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 3.2% of the land in Oldenico, 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

Oldenico 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 Oldenico.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Oldenico: 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 Oldenico 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 5 inhabited census areas in Oldenico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 002089. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.