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Rive: 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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For example: Via Quattro Novembre 1, Rive.

Rive, a village on the Vercelli plain

On the Vercelli plain, about 125 metres above sea level, Rive covers completely flat country crossed by canals and irrigation ditches and dotted with farmhouses. The main town is Vercelli, with the hospital, secondary schools and the station on the Turin to Milan line; from Rive you get there by car.

The countryside around the village is made up of large fields and courtyard farmhouses (cascine), some still working farms, others split into homes. In the village there are two-storey houses with courtyards. Before buying, check for rising damp, the condition of the roofs and the heating (climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters). With so much water around, flood hazard and a high water table need checking for the address, which the report does with the official maps.

In 2023 there were 445 residents, against 469 at the 2011 census, a fall of 5.1%. The estimated average age is 49.6 (48.4 provincially) and over-65s make up 29.0%, slightly above the 28.0% of the province of Vercelli. Foreign residents account for 4.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low. Rive is in seismic zone 4 on the national scale, like 80 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.037 g. In old farmhouses the state of the roof and walls matters more than earthquakes.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel, which helps in working out the boundaries of a farmhouse and its land.

Key points

  • Vercelli plain, among canals, ditches and courtyard farmhouses.
  • 445 residents in 2023, down 5.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 80 other places in the province.
  • Flooding and high groundwater to check address by address.

Overview

Rive is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 445 residents, ranked 50 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rive 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 5.1%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rive declared an average taxable income of 20,701 euros, below the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rive is in climate zone E, with 2,829 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 126 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rive 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 3.2% of the land in Rive, 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

Rive 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 Rive.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rive: 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 Rive 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 3 inhabited census areas in Rive. 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

ISTAT code 002115. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.