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Caltignaga: 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 Risorgimento 1, Caltignaga.

Caltignaga, the countryside north of Novara

A few minutes north of Novara, Caltignaga is a lowland municipality made up of a main village and a few hamlets, in countryside of fields, woods along the watercourses and farmsteads. It is chosen by people who work in Novara or around Malpensa and prefer a house with a garden to a flat in town.

The market reflects this role: detached and semi-detached houses built in recent decades, a few small apartment blocks and, in the older clusters, courtyard houses and farmsteads to renovate. The climate is zone E, with cold, foggy winters and hot, humid summers; insulation and systems make the difference in older houses.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,482 residents in 2023, down 4.0% since 2011. The average age is 47.4, close to 46.7 for the province of Novara, with 24.1% over 65 and 5.7% foreign nationals. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

With no public transport data for the municipality, check the bus services to Novara and the distance to the most convenient station before buying.

Seismic hazard is the lowest: Caltignaga is in zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, like 86 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.037 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and the report finds the land parcel from the address; near the watercourses of the plain, the official flood maps are checked plot by plot.

Key points

  • Lowland municipality a few minutes north of Novara
  • Houses with gardens for people who work in town
  • 2,482 residents, down 4.0% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest

Overview

Caltignaga is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,482 residents, ranked 26 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caltignaga 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 4.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% 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 Caltignaga declared an average taxable income of 26,055 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caltignaga is in climate zone E, with 2,688 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 178 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caltignaga has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 4 sports facilities.

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 7.8% of the land in Caltignaga, 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

Caltignaga 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 Caltignaga; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caltignaga: 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 Caltignaga 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 19 inhabited census areas in Caltignaga. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 99.0%

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 003030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.