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Tricerro: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Vercelli, 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: Corso Guglielmo Marconi 2, Tricerro.

Tricerro, fields and canals on the Vercelli plain

Tricerro lies on the Vercelli plain, flat farmland criss-crossed by irrigation canals, where the village is a compact cluster of houses and farmsteads surrounded by fields. Distances are covered by car on straight provincial roads, and Vercelli is the reference point for public offices, the hospital and secondary schools.

In 2023 there were 664 residents, 45 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 6.3%. The average age is 48.6, the same as the province (48.4), and over-65s are 26.2%, slightly below the provincial 28.0%. Households have 2.18 members on average and foreign residents are 6.3%. Average declared income is slightly above that of the province of Vercelli.

Homes are mainly detached houses and traditional courtyard houses, with some newer buildings on the edge of the village. In an old house on the plain, check for rising damp, the state of the roof and the systems, and ask for the permits for any work done over the years. Heating zone E means cold, foggy winters.

On irrigated land, water is the first thing to check: near canals and watercourses, flood hazard is read for the exact address on the official maps the report uses, rather than assumed to be the same across the whole municipality.

Earthquakes are a minor concern. Tricerro is in seismic zone 4, like 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.037 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Farming village on the Vercelli plain, among fields and canals.
  • 664 residents, down 6.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 81 of 82 municipalities in the province.
  • Flood hazard near canals to be checked for each address.

Overview

Tricerro is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 664 residents, ranked 44 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tricerro 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 0.037 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 6.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tricerro declared an average taxable income of 25,607 euros, in line with the province (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tricerro is in climate zone E, with 2,764 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 140 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tricerro has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 5.8% of the land in Tricerro, 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

Tricerro 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 Tricerro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tricerro: 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 Tricerro 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 7 inhabited census areas in Tricerro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 002147. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.