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Zimone: 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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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 Roma 1, Zimone.

Zimone, on the flank of the Serra moraine

The Serra is the long, straight, wooded ridge left by the ancient Dora Baltea glacier between the Biella area and the Canavese. Zimone sits on its flank, above 400 metres, looking down towards the plain. Lake Viverone is not far away, and Biella remains the provincial capital for offices, the hospital and secondary schools.

The village is small and quiet. Village houses, often with a courtyard, alternate with more recent buildings, surrounded by woods and sloping land. On a moraine hillside it helps to know how rainwater drains around the house and whether any retaining walls need work. In the report, elevation, gradient and the official landslide hazard maps are worked out for the address.

There were 376 residents in 2023, against 425 at the 2011 census, a fall of 11.5%, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 50.6, close to the provincial figure of 49.7, and foreign residents account for 5.9%. Declared incomes are lower than the provincial average.

Zimone is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the national scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 49 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.040 g. In an older building, insulation, the boiler and the windows matter more: this is climate zone E.

The land registry is published: with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps the report links the address to the land parcel and the building.

Key points

  • On the side of the Serra, the moraine ridge near Biella.
  • 376 residents in 2023, down 11.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 49 other places in the province.
  • Sloping ground: check rainwater drainage and retaining walls.

Overview

Zimone is a municipality in the province of Biella, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 376 residents, ranked 61 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Zimone 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 0.040 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 11.5%. The estimated average age is 51 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Zimone declared an average taxable income of 22,190 euros, below the provincial average (25,111 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Zimone is in climate zone E, with 2,870 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 435 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 7.4% of the land in Zimone, 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

Zimone 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 Zimone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Zimone: 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 Zimone 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 6 inhabited census areas in Zimone. 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 096081. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.