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Pezzana: 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: Via Giacomo Matteotti 1, Pezzana.

Pezzana, rice fields and farmsteads on the Vercelli plain

In spring the land around Pezzana is flooded and for a few weeks it looks like a lake: these are the rice paddies of the Vercelli plain, which here come right up to the houses. The village lies south-east of Vercelli, towards the river Sesia, in flat country of irrigation canals, large courtyard farmsteads (cascine) and straight roads. Vercelli is close, with jobs, a railway station and the services of a city.

The population has dipped slightly: 1,284 residents in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 4.6% on 2011. Pezzana is a little younger than its province, with an average age of 46.6 against 48.4 and over-65s at 25.2% against 28.0%. Foreign residents are 5.4% and declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Buyers find detached houses with yards, small villas and parts of old farmsteads, either renovated or waiting for work. Winters are cold and foggy (climate zone E), and in country houses rising damp is the first thing to check, along with the roof and heating.

Earthquake risk is low: Pezzana is in seismic zone 4, like 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.037 g. Water matters more. Near the Sesia and the irrigation canals, flooding depends on the exact location, and the report checks it on the official maps for each address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report reaches the plot from the address and measures distances to services from the house itself.

Key points

  • Rice-growing village south-east of Vercelli, towards the Sesia.
  • 1,284 residents in 2023, down 4.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 81 of 82 municipalities in the province.
  • Near the river and canals, flood risk is checked address by address.

Overview

Pezzana is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,284 residents, ranked 24 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pezzana 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 4.6%. 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 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pezzana declared an average taxable income of 25,233 euros, in line with the province (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pezzana 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 117 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pezzana has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 5.6% of the land in Pezzana, 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

Pezzana 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 Pezzana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pezzana: 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 Pezzana 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 16 inhabited census areas in Pezzana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.8%
  • fair 97.2%

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 002093. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.