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Vercelli: 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.

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Vercelli, in the heart of rice country

Every spring the fields around Vercelli are flooded for rice, and the plain between Torino (Turin) and Milano (Milan) turns into a vast sheet of water. Rice growing has shaped this stretch of Piedmont along the Sesia river for centuries. The old town is crowned by the Basilica of Sant'Andrea, a thirteenth-century church that sits between the Romanesque and Gothic styles, and the city hosts one of the campuses of the University of Eastern Piedmont (Università del Piemonte Orientale).

Vercelli had 45,643 residents at the end of 2023, 1.4% fewer than in 2011, and is home to 27.5% of the people living in its 82-municipality province. The city is in fact younger than its surroundings: the estimated average age is 47.3 compared with 48.4 across the province, and 26.4% of residents are over 65, against 28% provincially. Foreign nationals make up 14.2% of the population and households average roughly 2.1 people.

Earthquake hazard is about as low as it gets in Italy. Vercelli sits in seismic zone 4, the lowest of the four national classes, as do 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the centre is around 0.037 g. With an older building, the sensible questions concern general upkeep rather than seismic design.

Sports facilities stand out in the services data: 64 of them, or 1.4 per 1,000 residents against 0.95 for the province. There are 40 schools, nearly twice the provincial rate, while the 15 pharmacies on the official register are fewer per head than elsewhere in the province. Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), so the report can locate the plot from the address. On a plain crossed by rivers and irrigation channels, flood exposure is far from uniform: the report checks it at the exact address, along with local price ranges.

Key points

  • 45,643 residents, 1.4% fewer than in 2011.
  • Younger than its province: average age 47.3 against 48.4.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest class, like 81 of 82 municipalities in the province.
  • More sports facilities per head than the provincial average.

Overview

Vercelli is the capital of the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 45,643 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 28% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vercelli 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 0.037 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 Vercelli.

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 1.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 14.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vercelli has 40 schools and 15 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 37 grocery shops and supermarkets, 33 healthcare facilities, 64 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 Vercelli: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 002158. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.