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Valle Cannobina: 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 Vittorio Emanuele Terzo 1, Valle Cannobina.

Valle Cannobina, mountain villages above Lake Maggiore

The municipality takes its name from the valley it sits in. Valle Cannobina was created in 2019 by merging Cavaglio-Spoccia, Cursolo-Orasso and Falmenta, and it brings together small mountain villages spread over the slopes of the valley cut by the Cannobino stream, which runs down to Lake Maggiore at Cannobio. For schools, shops and services people head down to the lake; the valley road is narrow and winding, so allow time for every trip.

What comes up for sale is mostly old stone mountain houses, often in need of work, used as a main home or for the warmer months. The things to check are the roof, damp in walls set against the hillside, whether a car can reach the door (not always the case) and how the house is heated in winter. Along the stream and on the steep slopes flood and landslide hazard vary from one spot to another, and the report reads them on the official maps for the exact address.

There are 453 residents in 2023, against 518 living in 2011 in the three municipalities later merged, a fall of 12.5%. The estimated average age is 53.1, above the 49.0 of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, and over-65s make up 34.2% against 28.3%. Foreign residents account for 9.7%.

Earthquakes are a minor concern: the municipality is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the national scale, like 45 other municipalities in the province, while the remaining 28 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.048 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the whole of the new municipality, so the report gets from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Created in 2019 by merging three municipalities in the valley.
  • Mountain villages along the Cannobino stream.
  • 453 residents in 2023, down 12.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest on the national scale.

Overview

Valle Cannobina is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 453 residents, ranked 50 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valle Cannobina 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 0.048 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 12.5%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (49). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valle Cannobina declared an average taxable income of 9,272 euros, below the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valle Cannobina is in climate zone F, with 3,456 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 866 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Valle Cannobina has 1 green area.

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 0.9% of the land in Valle Cannobina, 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

Valle Cannobina 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 Valle Cannobina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valle Cannobina: 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 Valle Cannobina 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 26 inhabited census areas in Valle Cannobina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 103079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.