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Valduggia: 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: Localita' Rastiglione 1, Valduggia.

Valduggia, Gaudenzio Ferrari's valley above Borgosesia

Gaudenzio Ferrari, the Renaissance painter who worked on the Sacro Monte at Varallo, was born in Valduggia, and the village keeps his memory alive. The municipality lies in a side valley of the lower Valsesia, a few minutes from Borgosesia, with its centre at around 390 metres and many hamlets scattered through chestnut woods and hillside meadows.

Borgosesia is the reference for shops, schools and services, and from there you reach Novara and the motorway. Housing includes stone houses in the hamlets, often with slab-stone roofs, twentieth-century villas and newer homes on the valley floor. For a house in a hamlet, check the road in winter, the slope of the land and whether it is connected to the mains sewer.

Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Vercelli. The population is old, though: there were 1,835 residents in 2023, down 13.3% since 2011, with an average age of 51.6 against 48.4 in the province. Over-65s make up 33.3%.

Earthquakes are not a major concern: Valduggia is in seismic zone 4, like 80 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.042 g. In old houses, the state of the roof and of damp-exposed walls matters more.

In a valley of slopes and streams, the position of the house makes the difference. Starting from the address, the report uses the Revenue Agency cadastral maps to identify the land parcel and shows slope and the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Birthplace of Gaudenzio Ferrari, near Borgosesia.
  • Incomes above the provincial average, average age 51.6.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.042 g.
  • Hamlet houses: check winter access and sewer connection.

Overview

Valduggia is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,835 residents, ranked 19 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valduggia 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 0.042 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 13.3%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valduggia declared an average taxable income of 27,469 euros, above the provincial average (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valduggia is in climate zone E, with 2,811 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 390 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valduggia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 4.0% of the land in Valduggia, 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

Valduggia 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 open contaminated sites in Valduggia; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valduggia: 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 Valduggia 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 39 inhabited census areas in Valduggia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 002152. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.