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Valdengo: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Valdengo.

Valdengo, hills and homes in the Biella textile district

Valdengo lies in the hills south-east of Biella, in the area that for more than a century was the heart of the Italian wool industry. The landscape alternates woods, meadows, vineyards and houses scattered on the slopes, with more built-up areas towards the valley floor, where there are homes and industrial buildings. Biella and Cossato are close and a short drive away.

For buyers, the village offers detached and semi-detached houses with gardens, many of them built in the second half of the twentieth century, and a few old stone houses in the historic core. Many are well kept, but insulation, boiler and windows need checking: this is climate zone E, with long, cold winters.

The population is elderly. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,360 residents in 2023, down 6.8% since 2011, with an average age of 49.7, the same as the province (49.7), and over-65s at 30.5%. Foreign residents make up 1.7%, a low share. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

The Biella area is calm as far as earthquakes go. Valdengo is in seismic zone 4, like 50 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.040 g. For houses on slopes, retaining walls and rainwater drainage matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. From the address the report identifies the land parcel, checks the official landslide and flood maps and measures distances to services.

Key points

  • Hills south-east of Biella, in the wool district.
  • Average age 49.7, over-65s 30.5%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.040 g.
  • Declared incomes above the provincial average.

Overview

Valdengo is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,360 residents, ranked 16 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valdengo is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (50 of 74) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.040 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 6.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valdengo declared an average taxable income of 27,188 euros, above the provincial average (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valdengo is in climate zone E, with 2,675 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 285 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valdengo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities.

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 16.5% of the land in Valdengo, 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

Valdengo 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 Valdengo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valdengo: 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 Valdengo 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 35 inhabited census areas in Valdengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.9%
  • fair 94.1%

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 096071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.