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Rovasenda: 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 Umberto Primo 1, Rovasenda.

Rovasenda, between rice paddies and the baragge heathland

North of Vercelli the rice plain changes and gives way to the baragge, heathland and open woods on poor clay soils, now partly protected as a nature reserve. Rovasenda sits right on this edge, between heathland and rice paddies. The centre keeps its castle, and the countryside is dotted with farmsteads.

The flat landscape and an altitude of about 220 metres mean foggy, cold winters, in climate zone E. If you are looking for a farmstead or a house with land, the things that count here are the roof, rising damp in the walls and mosquitoes in summer near the paddies. For work and services, people head towards Vercelli, Biella or the Gattinara area, depending on direction.

There are 893 residents (2023), down 8.8% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age is 48.7, almost identical to the provincial 48.4, and the same goes for over-65s: 28.2% against 28.0%. Foreign residents are 8.2%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The Civil Protection department places Rovasenda in seismic zone 4, the lowest, together with 80 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.038 g. In an old farmstead, the general condition of the building matters more than earthquake hazard.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. Streams flowing down to the plain can flood nearby land: the report checks this on the official maps for each address.

Key points

  • Northern Vercelli area, between rice paddies and heathland.
  • 893 residents, down 8.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest; acceleration about 0.038 g.
  • Over-65s at 28.2%, in line with the province.

Overview

Rovasenda is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 893 residents, ranked 32 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rovasenda 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 0.038 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 8.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rovasenda declared an average taxable income of 24,204 euros, in line with the province (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rovasenda is in climate zone E, with 2,592 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 221 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rovasenda has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

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 3.6% of the land in Rovasenda, 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

Rovasenda 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 open contaminated sites in Rovasenda; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rovasenda: 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 Rovasenda 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 23 inhabited census areas in Rovasenda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 99.5%

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 002122. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.