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Trasquera: 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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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 Sempione 1, Trasquera.

Trasquera, the Divedro valley and the Simplon railway

Before entering the long tunnel into Switzerland, the Simplon railway has its last Italian station at Iselle, a hamlet of Trasquera. The municipality covers a stretch of the Divedro valley in northern Piedmont, from the valley floor where the main road and railway run up to the high slopes, with the main village at around 1,100 metres and scattered hamlets. The Swiss border is close; for schools, the hospital and shops the reference is Domodossola.

In 2023 there were 177 residents, 34 fewer than the 211 of 2011: a fall of 16.1%, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 53.3, against 49.0 in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, over-65s make up 32.8% and households average 1.70 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

House hunters have to choose between valley floor and mountainside. Near Iselle you are better placed for the road and the train, but closer to the river; the main village and the higher hamlets offer stone houses with slab roofs and more sun, with longer access in winter. Climate zone F means long winters, so insulation and heating weigh on running costs.

Trasquera is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification, like 28 of the 74 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.117 g. With a stone house, ask whether the roof and floors have been redone and tied into the walls.

In a narrow Alpine valley, landslides, avalanches and floods are assessed for the exact spot: the report reads the official maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Divedro valley, with Iselle station at the mouth of the Simplon tunnel.
  • 177 residents in 2023, down 16.1% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 32.8%, average age 53.3.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.117 g.

Overview

Trasquera is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 177 residents, among the smallest in the province (69 of 74).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Trasquera is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3S. Only 28 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 0.117 g, a moderate 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 16.1%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Trasquera declared an average taxable income of 17,236 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Trasquera is in climate zone F, with 3,734 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,100 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Trasquera has 1 grocery shop.

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 1.1% of the land in Trasquera, 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

Trasquera 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 Trasquera.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Trasquera: 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 Trasquera 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 9 inhabited census areas in Trasquera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 103067. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.