Bellinzago Novarese: 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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Bellinzago Novarese, between Novara and the Ticino valley
North of Novara, where the plain reaches the edge of the Ticino valley, Bellinzago Novarese sits on the higher terrace: to the east the land drops towards the river and the woods of the Ticino park, to the west the fields open out towards Novara. The municipality includes the Badia di Dulzago, an old abbey complex standing among the fields. Across the Ticino, on the Lombardy side, Malpensa airport is not far off.
The town has a compact centre of courtyard houses, surrounded by estates of detached homes and small blocks of flats. For buyers the key difference is between the areas up on the terrace and those below the bank, towards the river valley: the lower ground is damper and carries a different flood risk, and the report tells them apart by address. Novara, with its station and hospital, is where people go for work and services.
Population figures have hardly moved. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 9,441 residents in 2023, up 0.7% on 2011. The average age is 45.6, over-65s make up 23.4% against 24.9% in the province, and foreign nationals 5.8%. Incomes are slightly below the Novara average.
The earthquake picture is reassuring: all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection Department's map, and in Bellinzago expected ground acceleration is about 0.037 g. In the courtyard houses of the centre, roofs, damp walls and services matter more; in 1970s detached houses, insulation and windows.
The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, and the report goes from the address to the building's plot.
Key points
- North of Novara, on the edge of the Ticino valley.
- Population broadly stable (+0.7% since 2011).
- Seismic zone 4, like every municipality in the province.
- Homes below the Ticino bank: check damp and flood risk.
Overview
Bellinzago Novarese is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 9,441 residents, among the most populous in the province (9 of 87).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bellinzago Novarese 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 0.037 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bellinzago Novarese declared an average taxable income of 25,598 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Bellinzago Novarese is in climate zone E, with 2,659 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 192 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bellinzago Novarese has 4 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 11.0% of the land in Bellinzago Novarese, compared with 11.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Bellinzago Novarese is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 open contaminated sites in Bellinzago Novarese; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bellinzago Novarese: 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 Bellinzago Novarese 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 41 inhabited census areas in Bellinzago Novarese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.6%
- fair 78.5%
- good 17.9%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 003016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.