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Salasco: 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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Salasco, a village among the Vercelli rice fields

Around Salasco the plain belongs to rice: fields flooded in spring, canals, embankments and large farmsteads. The village lies in the countryside west of Vercelli, which remains the reference for work, secondary schools, hospital care and trains. It is a small, compact farming centre, with houses gathered along a few streets and fields starting right behind the courtyards.

For buyers, Salasco offers houses with courtyards and old farm buildings, with the provincial capital within driving distance. Newcomers should know that life here follows the rice calendar, with water standing in the fields for part of the year and the humidity that comes with it. In an older house, check ground-floor walls, cellars and drains. The report checks the official flood maps for the exact address, useful on a plain full of watercourses.

The population looks different from the rest of the province. There were 208 residents in 2023, 29 fewer than the 237 of 2011 (a fall of 12.2%), yet the estimated average age, 45.1, is lower than the 48.4 of the province of Vercelli. Over-65s make up 23.1% against 28.0% provincially, foreign residents 16.3%, and households average 2.39 people.

Earthquakes are not a concern: Salasco is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, like 80 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.037 g. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are available, and the report traces the address to the house's land parcel.

Key points

  • Farming village among rice fields, on the plain west of Vercelli.
  • Average age 45.1, below the provincial 48.4.
  • Foreign residents at 16.3%, households of 2.39 on average.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 80 other municipalities nearby.

Overview

Salasco is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 208 residents, ranked 67 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salasco 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 12.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (48). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 16.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salasco declared an average taxable income of 22,230 euros, below the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Salasco is in climate zone E, with 2,784 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 155 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 Salasco, 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

Salasco 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 Salasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Salasco: 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 Salasco 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 6 inhabited census areas in Salasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 002126. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.