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Villata: 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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Villata, a rice-growing village between Vercelli and Novara

Around Villata the landscape is pure Vercelli plain: rice fields as far as you can see, irrigation channels, courtyard farmhouses and straight roads linking one village to the next. The municipality lies in the eastern part of the province, in the strip between Vercelli and Novara, and those two towns are where people go for work, hospital care and secondary schools, by car.

Homes here are mostly detached houses, often with a yard, and old farmhouses waiting to be restored. In countryside crossed by ditches and channels, the exact position of the plot matters: distance from watercourses and ground level change from one street to the next, and the report checks them at the address against the official flood maps. In spring, when the paddies are flooded, damp air and mosquitoes are part of daily life.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,507 residents in 2023, down 6.9% on 2011. The average age is 49.6, against 48.4 across the province, and people over 65 make up 31.1% of the population. Foreign residents account for 5.4%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low. Villata is in seismic zone 4, like 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.037 g. In a country house, rising damp, the roof and the age of the wiring and plumbing deserve more attention.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Rice-field plain between Vercelli and Novara.
  • Population down 6.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.037 g.
  • Distance from ditches and channels to check at the address.

Overview

Villata is a municipality in the province of Vercelli, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,507 residents, ranked 21 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villata 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.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 6.9%. 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 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villata declared an average taxable income of 25,087 euros, in line with the province (24,991 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villata is in climate zone E, with 2,759 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 136 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villata has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 5.1% of the land in Villata, 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

Villata 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 Villata.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villata: 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 Villata 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 10 inhabited census areas in Villata. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 99.9%

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 002164. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.