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Briona: 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 Provinciale 1, Briona.

Briona, farmland and low hills north-west of Novara

Between the Novara plain and the first hills rising to the north, Briona is a farming municipality at around 200 metres, with fields, woods and farmsteads. Novara is a short drive away and is the reference for work, secondary schools and the hospital; people working in the city find more space and less traffic here.

Homes are mostly detached houses with gardens and old farmsteads (cascine), some already split into several dwellings. In a cascina the roof, floors and rising damp matter, and conversions carried out over the years should be checked for planning compliance; in newer houses the energy rating shows up in the bills, with cold, foggy winters (climate zone E).

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,136 residents in 2023, 7.9% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 47.6, close to the provincial 46.7, and 25.1% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 9.0%. Declared incomes are slightly above the average for the province of Novara.

Earthquakes are not a major concern: the 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are all in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection Department scale, and in Briona expected ground acceleration is 0.037 g.

Water matters more: with irrigation ditches, canals and streams, some areas can flood, and the report checks each address on the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the plot is found from the address.

Key points

  • Farming municipality north-west of Novara, between plain and hills.
  • Declared incomes slightly above the provincial average.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Foreign residents 9.0%, population down since 2011.

Overview

Briona is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,136 residents, ranked 61 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Briona 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 fallen by 7.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Briona declared an average taxable income of 27,154 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Briona is in climate zone E, with 2,571 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 205 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Briona has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 6.2% of the land in Briona, 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

Briona 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 Briona.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Briona: 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 Briona 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 20 inhabited census areas in Briona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.4%
  • fair 46.2%
  • good 52.4%

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 003027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.