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Biandrate: 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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For example: Via Giacomo Matteotti 1, Biandrate.

Biandrate, rice fields between Novara and Vercelli

The rice fields come right up to the last houses. Biandrate lies in the plain of Novara, between Novara and Vercelli, in flat countryside crossed by irrigation canals and ditches. In the Middle Ages the village gave its name to the counts of Biandrate, one of the powerful families of eastern Piedmont; today it is a farming and residential village a short distance from the provincial capital.

Unlike many small villages, Biandrate has grown: 1,338 residents in 2023, up 11.5% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 42.9, below the 46.7 of the province of Novara, over-65s are 20.9% and foreign residents 20.0%. Average incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The market offers village houses and courtyard farmhouses, often in need of renovation, alongside newer small villas and low-rise blocks. In rice country the water table is close to the surface, so cellars, underground garages and ground-floor slabs need a careful look: rising damp and leaks are frequent faults in older houses on the plain.

Earthquake risk is low: all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, and in Biandrate the expected ground acceleration is 0.037 g.

In a plain full of canals, water matters more. For the address, the report checks the official flood hazard maps and finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps, along with distances to schools and shops measured from the house.

Key points

  • Rice-growing village between Novara and Vercelli.
  • 1,338 residents, up 11.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all 87 in the province.
  • High water table: check cellars and basements.

Overview

Biandrate is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,338 residents, ranked 51 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Biandrate 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 resident population has grown by 11.5%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 20.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Biandrate declared an average taxable income of 25,325 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Biandrate is in climate zone E, with 2,628 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 160 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Biandrate has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 13.8% of the land in Biandrate, compared with 11.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Biandrate 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 Biandrate.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Biandrate: 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 Biandrate 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 14 inhabited census areas in Biandrate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.9%
  • good 97.1%

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 003018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.