Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Scopello: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Vercelli, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Scopello

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 Statale 1, Scopello.

Scopello, the upper Valsesia and the chairlift to Alpe di Mera

Scopello lies on the floor of the upper Valsesia, along the river Sesia, at around 660 metres, and the chairlift up to Alpe di Mera, with its ski slopes and summer meadows, starts from the village. Further up, the valley continues towards Alagna and Monte Rosa; further down is Varallo, the reference town for hospital, secondary schools and offices.

Tourism shows in the services: 38.46 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents, against 4.52 in the province of Vercelli, and the village also has pharmacies. For buyers this means a mixed market of residents' homes, holiday flats and mountain houses in the hamlets. With second homes, check service charges, heating and the state of systems that often sit unused for months.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 364 residents in 2023, 9.5% fewer than the 402 of 2011. The estimated average age is 50.1, against 48.4 for the province, and over-65s make up 27.7%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: Scopello is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, with 80 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration of about 0.052 g. In an Alpine valley the river and the slopes weigh more: the official flood, landslide and debris-flow maps are read for the address, and distance from the Sesia matters. It is climate zone F.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel from the street.

Key points

  • Upper Valsesia village with the chairlift to Alpe di Mera.
  • 38.46 places to eat per 1,000 residents, against 4.52.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.052 g.
  • Along the Sesia: check flood and slope maps for the address.

Overview

Scopello is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 364 residents, ranked 54 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Scopello 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 0.052 g, a moderate 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 9.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Scopello declared an average taxable income of 23,714 euros, below the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Scopello is in climate zone F, with 3,161 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 659 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Scopello has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. 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 2.8% of the land in Scopello, 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

Scopello 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 contaminated sites in Scopello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Scopello: 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 Scopello 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 14 inhabited census areas in Scopello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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 002135. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.