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Sali 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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For example: Via Vercelli 1, Sali Vercellese.

Sali Vercellese, a farming village on the plain near Vercelli

Open plain, fields divided by ditches and canals, courtyard farmsteads and a centre gathered round the church: Sali Vercellese is a small farming municipality in the Vercelli area, less than a hundred and fifty metres above sea level and not far from the provincial capital. Vercelli is the town for work, schools, hospital and shopping.

The housing stock is largely village houses and farmsteads, some still tied to farming, others waiting to be restored. Anyone buying a farmstead should look closely at the roofs, rising damp in the walls, the state of the services and the permitted use of the outbuildings. On irrigated farmland it also helps to know where the canals run and how the ground behaves after rain.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, recorded 94 residents, 17.5% fewer than the 114 of 2011. The estimated average age is 51.9, and over-65s make up 36.2%, more than the 28.0% for the province of Vercelli. Foreign residents account for 11.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low. Sali Vercellese is in seismic zone 4, on the scale set by the Civil Protection Department, as are 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.037 g. For an older building, upkeep and energy rating matter more, with climate zone E winters and frequent fog.

At the address, the report checks the official flood maps, useful on a plain of rivers and canals, as well as the landslide maps, and traces the land parcel using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Farming village on the Vercelli plain, near the provincial capital.
  • 94 residents in 2023, down 17.5% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 36.2%, foreign residents at 11.7%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.037 g.

Overview

Sali Vercellese is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 94 residents, among the smallest in the province (78 of 82).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sali 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 17.5%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sali Vercellese declared an average taxable income of 22,308 euros, below the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sali Vercellese is in climate zone E, with 2,763 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 139 metres above sea level.

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 4.4% of the land in Sali 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

Sali 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 Sali Vercellese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sali 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 Sali 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 5 inhabited census areas in Sali Vercellese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 002127. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.