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Veglio: 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: Frazione Borgo 1, Veglio.

Veglio, upland living in the Mosso valley

On the heights of eastern Biellese, in the Mosso valley area, Veglio belongs to one of the historic centres of the Italian wool industry. The town hall stands at around 730 metres, and houses are spread over wooded slopes, linked by narrow roads and hairpin bends that wind down to the valley floor, where the textile mills and the larger villages are.

The climate is mountain climate, zone F. Anyone looking at a house here should budget for high heating costs, a car that copes with snow and ice, and should check sun exposure carefully: on north-facing slopes winter days are short. For Biella and the main services you have to drive down the valley.

There were 470 residents in 2023, 17.0% fewer than in 2011. The average age of 50.5 is close to the provincial figure of 49.7, and over-65s account for 30.6%. Foreign residents make up 16.0%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Biella.

Seismic hazard is low. Veglio is in zone 4, the lowest on the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department, like 50 of the 74 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.043 g. In the stone houses of these valleys the roof, damp in walls set against the hillside and insulation matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes its cadastral maps here, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Gradients and streams vary a great deal from one hamlet to the next, so landslide and flood hazard are checked for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Heights of the Mosso valley, the historic wool district of Biella.
  • 470 residents, down 17.0% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 16.0%.
  • Seismic zone 4 and climate zone F: heating costs matter.

Overview

Veglio is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 470 residents, ranked 59 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Veglio 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 0.043 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 17.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 16.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Veglio declared an average taxable income of 21,794 euros, below the provincial average (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Veglio is in climate zone F, with 3,259 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 734 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Veglio has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 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 4.1% of the land in Veglio, 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

Veglio 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 Veglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Veglio: 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 Veglio 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 19 inhabited census areas in Veglio. 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 096075. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.