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Ronco Biellese: 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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Ronco Biellese, hills of the wool district

Ronco Biellese is a municipality in the hills close to Biella, in an area where villages sit near one another, linked by roads that climb and drop through woods, meadows and scattered houses. The area bears the mark of the Biella textile industry, with wool mills and small firms spread through the valleys. Biella is a short distance away and is the reference for work, secondary schools and the hospital.

Next to the old core there are newer family homes and small villas. For buyers, the aspect and slope of the plot, winter access and the state of insulation and heating matter: climate zone E means long, cold winters. In an older house, also check damp and the roof.

There were 1,421 residents in 2023, 6.1% fewer than the 1,514 of 2011. Ronco is a little younger than the Biella area as a whole: an average age of 48.3 against 49.7, with over-65s at 27.0% against 30.1%. Foreign residents make up 6.7%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is low. Ronco is in zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, like 50 of the 74 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.042 g. On the slopes, drainage and retaining walls matter more than earthquakes.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel, checking the official landslide maps for the individual house.

Key points

  • Hills close to Biella, in the textile district.
  • A little younger than the Biella area: average age 48.3.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 50 municipalities in the province.
  • Incomes slightly above the provincial average.

Overview

Ronco Biellese is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,421 residents, ranked 29 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ronco Biellese 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 0.042 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ronco Biellese declared an average taxable income of 26,054 euros, in line with the province (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ronco Biellese is in climate zone E, with 2,641 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 460 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ronco Biellese has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 12.2% of the land in Ronco Biellese, 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

Ronco Biellese 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 Ronco Biellese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ronco Biellese: 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 Ronco Biellese 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 19 inhabited census areas in Ronco Biellese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 99.1%
  • good 0.9%

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 096053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.