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Agrate Conturbia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Novara, 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, Agrate Conturbia.

Agrate Conturbia, green hills south of Lake Maggiore

The name joins two villages, Agrate and Conturbia, which today form a single municipality in the hills of Novara province, south of Lake Maggiore and west of the river Ticino. The land is green, with woods, meadows and separate clusters of houses, and the town hall sits at about three hundred and forty metres. By car you can reach Borgomanero, Arona, Novara and, across the river, the Malpensa area.

Most houses for sale are detached with gardens, alongside old farmhouses restored in the historic cores. Many residents work in the surrounding towns, and declared incomes are above the provincial average. For a buyer, what counts is the distance to services, many of which are in the nearby towns, and the insulation and heating in a zone E climate.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,551 residents in 2023, practically the same as in 2011 (down 0.2%). The average age is 47.3 against 46.7 for the province, over-65s are 22.8% and foreign residents 5.0%. Households average 2.19 people.

Like all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara, Agrate Conturbia is in seismic zone 4, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.038 g. Earthquakes carry little weight here; focus instead on damp, roofs and whether extensions and canopies were properly authorised.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report uses the address to reach the land parcel and measure real distances to services.

Key points

  • Novara hills south of Lake Maggiore.
  • Incomes above the provincial average, population steady since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Services in nearby towns: measure distances from the house.

Overview

Agrate Conturbia is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,551 residents, ranked 45 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Agrate Conturbia is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 87 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.038 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Agrate Conturbia declared an average taxable income of 31,074 euros, above the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Agrate Conturbia is in climate zone E, with 2,743 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 337 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Agrate Conturbia has 2 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 0.5 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 6.6% of the land in Agrate Conturbia, compared with 11.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Agrate Conturbia 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 Agrate Conturbia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Agrate Conturbia: 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 Agrate Conturbia 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 19 inhabited census areas in Agrate Conturbia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 003001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.