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Trarego Viggiona: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Panoramica Ferrari 1, Trarego Viggiona.

Trarego Viggiona, mountain hamlets looking over Lake Maggiore

From Cannero Riviera, on the Piedmont shore of Lake Maggiore, a winding road climbs to Trarego Viggiona at around 770 metres, from where the lake can be seen from above. The municipality is made up of small hamlets among chestnut and beech woods, with paths climbing towards the Verbano mountains. For services and work people go down to the lake, towards Cannobio, Verbania or Switzerland.

The population here has risen slightly: in 2023 there were 398 residents, up 1.5% on 2011. Foreign residents account for 13.1%. The estimated average age is 49.8, close to the provincial figure (49.0), and over-65s make up 26.9%.

The market is made up of stone houses, rural buildings to restore and a few villas, many used as second homes. Buyers need to factor in the mountain road to drive every day, parking, sun exposure and heating: in climate zone F, at this height, winters are long even if the lake softens them lower down. For rural buildings, check that conversion to a dwelling is possible and authorised.

Earthquake hazard is low: Trarego Viggiona is in seismic zone 4 of the national classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 45 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.044 g. On the slopes, landslides and rockfall matter more, and the report checks them on the official maps.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address back to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Above Cannero Riviera, looking over Lake Maggiore.
  • Population up 1.5% since 2011, foreign residents at 13.1%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.044 g.
  • Rural buildings: check that conversion is authorised.

Overview

Trarego Viggiona is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 398 residents, ranked 54 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Trarego Viggiona is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (46 of 74) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.044 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 grown by 1.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 13.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Trarego Viggiona declared an average taxable income of 14,890 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Trarego Viggiona is in climate zone F, with 3,307 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 771 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 Trarego Viggiona, compared with 2.8% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Trarego Viggiona 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 Trarego Viggiona.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Trarego Viggiona: 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 Trarego Viggiona 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 20 inhabited census areas in Trarego Viggiona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.2%
  • good 87.8%

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 103066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.