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Borgomanero: 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 Novara 1, Borgomanero.

Borgomanero, northern Novara's hub between Orta and Maggiore

In the north of the province of Novara, halfway between Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore, Borgomanero is the town that many surrounding villages rely on for the hospital, secondary schools, the market and shopping. The river Agogna runs through it and the town lies on flat ground at around 300 metres, with morainic hills and the first foothills of the Alps close by.

It is also a transport hub. The station is on the Novara to Domodossola railway, crossed here by the line from Santhià to Arona, and the A26 motorway has a Borgomanero junction. Milan and Malpensa airport can be reached by car. The old centre is small; around it spread districts of detached houses and apartment blocks, and hamlets that are quieter and closer to the countryside.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 21,243 residents in 2023, up 0.4% on 2011, a population that is essentially stable. After Novara it is the most populous municipality in the province, home to 5.8% of its residents. The estimated average age, 46.7, is in line with the provincial figure, and foreign nationals make up 9.7%. Declared incomes are also close to the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is the lowest there is. Borgomanero is in zone 4, like the other 86 municipalities in the province of Novara, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.039 g. When choosing a home, the age and energy efficiency of the building matter more, in climate zone E with cold, damp winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here and the report finds the land parcel from the address. The Agogna and the streams coming down from the hills can overflow after heavy rain, so if you are looking at a house in a low-lying area, check the flood hazard for that address.

Key points

  • Between Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore, on the river Agogna.
  • Station on the Novara to Domodossola line, A26 junction.
  • Home to 5.8% of the province of Novara's residents.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected ground acceleration about 0.039 g.

Overview

Borgomanero is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 21,243 residents, the second most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgomanero 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgomanero declared an average taxable income of 26,790 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borgomanero is in climate zone E, with 2,559 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 307 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgomanero has 22 schools and 9 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 28 healthcare facilities, 19 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 1.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 20.4% of the land in Borgomanero, compared with 11.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Borgomanero 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Borgomanero, and 5 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgomanero: 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 Borgomanero 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 74 inhabited census areas in Borgomanero. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.5%
  • fair 43.5%
  • good 52.9%

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

ISTAT code 003024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.