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Piedimulera: 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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Piedimulera, the Ossola valley at the mouth of Valle Anzasca

Piedimulera lies on the floor of the Ossola valley, along the River Toce, exactly where the Valle Anzasca opens, the side valley that climbs to Macugnaga and Monte Rosa. For centuries the village was the crossing point between the main valley and the side one, and that shows in its shape: a long old centre of stone houses, surrounded by the newer buildings of the valley floor.

For buyers, location is the strong point. Domodossola is close, and the main road and the Simplon railway run along the valley towards Lake Maggiore and Milan. The village has basic services, 17 recorded, including a few supermarkets. Built-up land takes up a significant part of the flat ground, while the slopes around rise steep and wooded.

There are 1,459 residents, down 6.4% since 2011. The average age (49.2) and the share of over-65s (29.7%) are close to the figures for the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Foreign nationals are 8.3%. Average incomes are slightly below the provincial level.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 28 municipalities in the province, while the other 46 are in zone 4; the expected ground acceleration is 0.067 g. In stone houses, the useful checks are the roof, the floors and how the walls are tied together.

The valley floor and the fans of debris left by the side streams are the places to check. The report looks up the official flood and landslide maps for the address, measures elevation and gradient, and gives the cadastral details of the land parcel.

Key points

  • Ossola valley floor at the mouth of the Valle Anzasca.
  • 1,459 residents, down 6.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.067 g.
  • Close to Domodossola, on the Simplon road and railway.

Overview

Piedimulera is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,459 residents, ranked 21 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piedimulera is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 28 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 0.067 g, a moderate 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piedimulera declared an average taxable income of 21,019 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Piedimulera is in climate zone E, with 2,510 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 247 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piedimulera has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 healthcare facilities.

There are 2.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.0).

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 13.1% of the land in Piedimulera, compared with 2.8% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Piedimulera 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 Piedimulera.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Piedimulera: 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 Piedimulera 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 23 inhabited census areas in Piedimulera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 20.1%
  • fair 74.3%
  • good 5.6%

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 103053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.