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Salussola: 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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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 Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Salussola.

Salussola, where the Biella hills meet the rice fields

South of Biella the hills drop away and give way to the rice-growing plain: Salussola sits right on this transition, with its old village at around 300 metres and its land running down to the fields of the Baraggia. Biella is about twenty minutes away, Vercelli and Ivrea at similar distances, and the Turin-Milan motorway passes not far off.

The municipality is split between the historic hilltop core, with brick houses and courtyards, and the hamlets on the plain, more tied to farmsteads and agriculture. Buyers often find large houses at modest prices, but with work to do: roof, systems and insulation are the items to cost before making an offer, since the climate zone is E and winters are damp and cold.

There were 1,835 residents in 2023, down 8.9% on 2011. Compared with the province, Salussola is a little younger: mean age 48.6 against 49.7, over-65s at 27.0% against 30.1% provincially. Foreign residents account for 3.3%.

Earthquake risk is low: the municipality is in seismic zone 4 with 49 other municipalities in the Biella area, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.039 g.

On the plain, look at nearby canals and watercourses. Starting from the address, the report finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps and checks the official flood and landslide maps, as well as distances to schools, shops and pharmacies.

Key points

  • Between the last hills south of Biella and the rice plain.
  • Large houses needing work: roof, systems and insulation.
  • Average age 48.6, below the provincial figure.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.039 g.

Overview

Salussola is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,835 residents, ranked 24 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salussola 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 0.039 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salussola declared an average taxable income of 23,788 euros, below the provincial average (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Salussola is in climate zone E, with 2,680 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 289 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 4.9% of the land in Salussola, 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

Salussola is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Salussola; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Salussola: 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 Salussola 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 35 inhabited census areas in Salussola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 13.3%
  • fair 86.7%

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 096058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.