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Vogogna: 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 Nazionale 1, Vogogna.

Vogogna, a Visconti castle in the lower Ossola

Vogogna is a village in the lower Val d'Ossola, on the banks of the river Toce, with a stone historic centre gathered around its Visconti castle. Behind it rise the mountains of the Val Grande National Park, woods and valleys with almost no inhabitants, while the Simplon road runs along the valley floor towards Domodossola and Lake Maggiore.

For buyers the village has two sides. In the old core, houses are stone with roofs of beola, the stone slabs typical of the Ossola: handsome, but demanding to maintain on roofs and walls. Towards the valley floor there are newer homes with easier access. Between the river and the steep slopes, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the exact address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,690 residents in 2023, down 3.5% since 2011. The average age of 49.7 is close to the 49.0 of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, with over-65s at 28.1%. Foreign residents make up 9.2% and declared incomes are a little below the provincial average. The climate zone is E.

Vogogna is in seismic zone 4 under the Civil Protection classification, like 45 other municipalities in the province, while 28 are in zone 3. The expected ground acceleration is 0.062 g, so for an old building the condition of the stone roof and damp in the walls matter more. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the parcel.

Key points

  • Stone village on the Toce, below the Val Grande.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.062 g.
  • Population down 3.5% since 2011.
  • Stone slab roofs: check their upkeep.

Overview

Vogogna is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,690 residents, ranked 18 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vogogna 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 0.062 g, a moderate 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 3.5%. The estimated average age is 50 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 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vogogna declared an average taxable income of 22,150 euros, in line with the province (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vogogna is in climate zone E, with 2,598 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 226 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vogogna has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 6.9% of the land in Vogogna, compared with 2.8% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Vogogna 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Vogogna, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vogogna: 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 Vogogna 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 25 inhabited census areas in Vogogna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 18.6%
  • fair 80.2%
  • good 1.2%

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 103077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.