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Quinto Vercellese: 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 Roma 1, Quinto Vercellese.

Quinto Vercellese, rice fields and farmsteads just outside Vercelli

Around Quinto Vercellese the land is flat and floods on purpose in summer: these are the rice paddies of the Vercelli plain, divided by canals and embankments, with large courtyard farmsteads standing among the fields. The village is north of Vercelli, about ten minutes by car, and the town is the reference point for work, schools and hospital.

Buyers here often want space at a reasonable price close to a town with a railway station and services. Homes are village houses, small detached houses and parts of farmsteads converted into flats. In older buildings check for rising damp; mosquitoes in summer and fog in winter are part of the picture. Read the official flood maps for the address itself, as the network of canals and watercourses changes the risk from one street to the next.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 386 residents in 2023, 3.5% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 46.9, below the 48.4 of the province of Vercelli, and over-65s make up 25.1%, less than the provincial 28.0%. Households average 2.17 people.

Earthquake hazard is low: Quinto is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, together with 80 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.037 g.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report identifies the land parcel and building from the street address.

Key points

  • Rice-growing village about ten minutes north of Vercelli.
  • 386 residents in 2023, average age 46.9.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 80 other municipalities nearby.
  • Flat land with canals: check damp and flood maps for the address.

Overview

Quinto Vercellese is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 386 residents, ranked 51 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Quinto Vercellese 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 3.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Quinto Vercellese declared an average taxable income of 23,823 euros, in line with the province (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Quinto Vercellese is in climate zone E, with 2,764 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 140 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Quinto Vercellese has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 3.0% of the land in Quinto Vercellese, 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

Quinto Vercellese 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 Quinto Vercellese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Quinto Vercellese: 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 Quinto Vercellese 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 9 inhabited census areas in Quinto Vercellese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 99.7%

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 002108. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.