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Pollone: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Biella, 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 Pier Giorgio Frassati 1, Pollone.

Pollone, the Burcina park above Biella

Pollone is best known for the Burcina park, a hill covered in rhododendrons, beeches and rare trees that draws visitors from across the Biella area in spring. The village sits just above Biella, on the first slopes of the Biella Prealps, and works as a residential district of the town, with historic villas and houses surrounded by greenery.

The market reflects this: small villas, larger houses with gardens, village homes and a few rural buildings higher up, with prices depending heavily on view, aspect and the condition of the building. In a large, older house heating is the first thing to look at, because the climate zone is F, the coldest: asking for the energy performance certificate and the type of system helps you understand the running costs. On the slopes the report measures the gradient at the address and reads the official landslide maps.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 1,984 residents at the end of 2023, down 7.8% on 2011. The average age is 49.9, in line with the provincial 49.7, and 30.2% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 4.6%. Declared incomes are well above the Biella average.

Pollone is in seismic zone 3, like 23 other municipalities in the province, with a low expected ground acceleration of 0.043 g. For period villas, the most useful checks are roofs, services and damp.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the building's land parcel.

Key points

  • Residential village above Biella, home of the Burcina park.
  • Declared incomes well above the provincial average.
  • Climate zone F: look at heating first.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.043 g.

Overview

Pollone is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,984 residents, ranked 21 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pollone is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 24 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 0.043 g, a low 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 7.8%. 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 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pollone declared an average taxable income of 31,246 euros, above the provincial average (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pollone is in climate zone F, with 3,123 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 630 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pollone has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 4.5% of the land in Pollone, compared with 8.0% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Pollone 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 Pollone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pollone: 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 Pollone 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 25 inhabited census areas in Pollone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 096046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.