Pieve Vergonte: 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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Pieve Vergonte, the Toce valley floor in lower Ossola
Pieve Vergonte is a municipality in the lower Ossola valley, spread across the floor of the Toce valley with mountains rising steeply on both sides. It lies between Domodossola to the north and Lake Maggiore to the south, along the Simplon road that links Ossola to the plain and to Switzerland.
Buyers mostly find detached houses and small blocks of flats built in the last century, plus old stone houses in the older cores and in the hamlets on the slopes. Prices are generally lower than in the lakeside towns. Domodossola is the local centre for the hospital, secondary schools and trains to Milan and Switzerland, and it is a short drive away. The valley floor is narrow: in winter some areas get only a few hours of sunshine, which affects damp and heating.
Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,408 residents in 2023, down 8.9% on 2011. The average age is 50.0, above the 49.0 of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, and over-65s make up 30.3%. Foreign residents are 2.8%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
Earthquake risk is low: Pieve Vergonte is in seismic zone 4, like 45 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.063 g. In older houses, insulation, windows and the roof matter more than the structure, given zone E winters.
Between the river and the slopes conditions vary a lot: the report checks the official flood and landslide maps at the address and identifies the land parcel with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Toce valley floor, between Domodossola and Lake Maggiore.
- On the Simplon road, Domodossola a short drive away.
- Population down 8.9% since 2011; over-65s at 30.3%.
- Seismic zone 4, low acceleration (0.063 g).
Overview
Pieve Vergonte is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,408 residents, ranked 12 of 74 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pieve Vergonte 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 0.063 g, a moderate 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pieve Vergonte declared an average taxable income of 22,075 euros, in line with the province (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pieve Vergonte is in climate zone E, with 2,490 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 232 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pieve Vergonte has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 4.1% of the land in Pieve Vergonte, 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
Pieve Vergonte 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Pieve Vergonte. 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 Pieve Vergonte: 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 Pieve Vergonte 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 36 inhabited census areas in Pieve Vergonte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 28.5%
- fair 61.5%
- good 10.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 103054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.