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Verbania: 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.

Search for an address in Verbania

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 Dante 7, Milan.

Verbania, on the Piedmont shore of Lake Maggiore

Verbania is a young town built from old places: it was created in 1939 by merging Intra and Pallanza, two communities on the Piedmont shore of Lake Maggiore. The Borromean Islands lie offshore, and behind the town the mountains rise towards Switzerland. The botanical gardens of Villa Taranto draw visitors from all over the world, and tourism, retail and services form the backbone of the economy. Since 1992 it has been the capital of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.

Earthquake risk is at the bottom of the scale: Verbania is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, like 46 of the 74 municipalities in the province, with the other 28 in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.044 g. Here other factors tend to count for more when assessing a home: general upkeep, damp in buildings close to the water, the heating and electrical systems, and energy performance.

There were 30,024 residents in 2023, just 1.0% fewer than the 30,332 of 2011, and almost one in five people in the province (19.5%) lives in Verbania. The population is older, as it is across the province: an estimated average age of nearly 49 and 28.0% of residents over 65, against 26.6% for Piedmont. Foreign nationals account for 9.2%.

Overture's open map data show a town strong on education (28 sites) and healthcare (26), both above the provincial rate per resident, with 195 cafés and restaurants. Supermarkets (14) and officially registered pharmacies (10), on the other hand, are proportionally less common than in the rest of the province. The report measures actual distances from the address.

Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cover the municipality, and the report derives the land parcel from the address. Between the lakefront, mountain streams and hillsides, flood and landslide exposure is not the same everywhere and is checked at the exact address.

Key points

  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest; expected ground acceleration about 0.044 g.
  • Town formed in 1939 by merging Intra and Pallanza.
  • 30,024 residents in 2023, almost unchanged since 2011 (-1.0%).
  • 28.0% of residents over 65, above the Piedmont average.

Overview

Verbania is the capital of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 30,024 residents, ranked 0 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Verbania 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 0.044 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Verbania.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 1.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Verbania has 28 schools and 10 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 26 healthcare facilities, 29 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Verbania: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 103072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.