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Tollegno: 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 Garibaldi 1, Tollegno.

Tollegno, on the Cervo just above Biella

Tollegno lies on the Cervo stream just north of Biella, at the mouth of the valley that climbs towards the mountains. It almost joins the provincial capital and shares its industrial history: here, as across the Biella area, wool processing provided work for generations and left behind mill buildings, workers' housing and the villas of the old mill owners.

For buyers, being next to Biella is the main point. You live in a small village and reach the city's offices, secondary schools and hospital quickly. The ground rises towards the mountains and many streets are on a slope. Near the Cervo and its side streams, check flood risk, which the report does on the official maps for each address. There is no supermarket listed in the village, but the city is close by.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,352 residents (2023), down 11.1% since 2011, a drop similar to many municipalities around Biella. Over-65s are 28.7%, slightly fewer than the 30.1% of the province, which is very old overall. Foreign residents make up 6.1%.

Tollegno is in seismic zone 3 in the Civil Protection classification, like 23 other municipalities in the province, while the rest are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration is low, about 0.043 g. In blocks of flats and early twentieth century workers' houses, the state of the facade, roof and heating matters more.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report can trace the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • On the Cervo stream at the mouth of its valley, next to Biella
  • 2,352 residents, down 11.1% since 2011
  • Over-65s at 28.7%, below the provincial 30.1%
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.043 g

Overview

Tollegno is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,352 residents, ranked 17 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tollegno is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 24 of 74 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.043 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 11.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tollegno declared an average taxable income of 24,147 euros, in line with the province (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tollegno is in climate zone E, with 2,687 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 495 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 19.3% of the land in Tollegno, 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

Tollegno 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 Tollegno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tollegno: 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 Tollegno 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 17 inhabited census areas in Tollegno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 60.4%
  • good 39.6%

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 096068. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.