Quaregna Cerreto: 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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Quaregna Cerreto, two villages joined in eastern Biella
Quaregna Cerreto is a young municipality: it was created in 2019 by merging Quaregna and Cerreto Castello, two villages in the hills of the eastern part of the province of Biella, between Biella and Cossato. The area alternates between small villages, meadows, woods and the business districts that grew with the province's textile industry.
Biella and Cossato are the towns for work, secondary schools and services, a few minutes' drive away. Homes are largely detached and single-family houses with gardens, next to the historic cores of the two villages. Before buying, check that the documents correctly show the new municipality, because older deeds and certificates still refer to the two former municipalities. The municipality has 1 supermarket and 3 school sites.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,040 residents in 2023, up 1.1% on 2011 taking the two villages together. The average age of 47.2 is lower than 49.7 for the province of Biella; 25.1% are over 65 and 4.7% are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.
Earthquake risk is low. The municipality is in seismic zone 4, like 49 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.040 g. In older village houses, the roof, damp and the state of wiring and plumbing are the usual points to check.
Between hills and streams, conditions change from one plot to the next. The report finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and compares it with the official landslide and flood maps.
Key points
- Created in 2019 from Quaregna and Cerreto Castello.
- Hills between Biella and Cossato, a short drive away.
- Population up 1.1% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.040 g.
Overview
Quaregna Cerreto is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,040 residents, ranked 19 of 74 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Quaregna Cerreto is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (50 of 74) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.040 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 grown by 1.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (50). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Quaregna Cerreto declared an average taxable income of 25,668 euros, in line with the province (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Quaregna Cerreto is in climate zone E, with 2,727 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 325 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Quaregna Cerreto has 3 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 15.8% of the land in Quaregna Cerreto, 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
Quaregna Cerreto is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 open contaminated sites in Quaregna Cerreto; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Quaregna Cerreto: 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 Quaregna Cerreto 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 Quaregna Cerreto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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
- 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 096087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.