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Borgolavezzaro: 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, Borgolavezzaro.

Borgolavezzaro, among the rice fields of the Bassa Novarese

For much of the year Borgolavezzaro is surrounded by flooded rice fields. The municipality lies in the Bassa Novarese, south of Novara, on the plain that runs on towards the Lomellina and the Pavia area. It is a farming centre with a compact village and farmsteads scattered across the countryside, and Novara is the reference for work, hospital care and secondary schools.

Most homes for sale are village houses with courtyards, small villas and farmsteads, some restored and others long empty that need careful assessment. In rice-growing country humidity stays high for months and mosquitoes are part of summer, so check for damp in the walls, insulation and the state of the services. The climate zone is E. The report reads the official flood maps for the address, which is useful on an irrigated plain.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 1,997 residents at the end of 2023, down 4.1% on 2011. The average age is 48.7, against 46.7 for the province, and 28.2% of residents are over 65, above the provincial 24.9%. Foreign residents make up 5.7%. Declared incomes are below the Novara average.

Earthquake risk is low. All 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration here is 0.039 g. In an older house, the costs to plan for are mainly roof, services and damp.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Farming centre among the rice fields south of Novara.
  • Population down 4.1% since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Older houses: check damp, roof and services.

Overview

Borgolavezzaro is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,997 residents, ranked 37 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgolavezzaro 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 0.039 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 4.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgolavezzaro declared an average taxable income of 24,502 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borgolavezzaro is in climate zone E, with 2,458 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 118 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgolavezzaro has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

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 5.1% of the land in Borgolavezzaro, 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

Borgolavezzaro 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 open contaminated sites in Borgolavezzaro; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgolavezzaro: 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 Borgolavezzaro 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 17 inhabited census areas in Borgolavezzaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 74.8%
  • good 25.2%

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 003023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.