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Casalbeltrame: 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 Vittorio Emanuele Iii 2, Casalbeltrame.

Casalbeltrame, rice fields and farmsteads on the Novara plain

Between Novara and Vercelli stretches the belt of rice fields where Casalbeltrame lies, a village on the Novara plain. In spring the flooded paddies turn the landscape into a sheet of water; for the rest of the year it is farmsteads (cascine), irrigation channels and straight roads from one village to the next.

The population is younger than the provincial average: an average age of 44.8 against 46.7 in the province, over-65s at 22.9% and households of 2.55 people on average. Foreign residents make up 11.1%. In 2023 there were 1,011 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 6.0% on 2011.

Buyers will find terraced houses in the centre, villas with gardens and farmsteads, some very large and in need of restoration. For work, secondary schools and the hospital people drive to Novara or Vercelli. The climate zone is E, with foggy winters and humid summers. Average declared income is close to the provincial figure, just below it.

Earthquake hazard is low: all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, and here the expected ground acceleration is 0.037 g. On the plain, rising damp in the walls of older houses and the state of the roof matter more.

The report finds the land parcel using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, published for the municipality, and checks the official flood hazard maps for the address.

Key points

  • Rice-field plain between Novara and Vercelli.
  • Average age 44.8, younger than the province (46.7).
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Foreign residents 11.1%, households of 2.55.

Overview

Casalbeltrame is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,011 residents, ranked 65 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casalbeltrame 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 6.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casalbeltrame declared an average taxable income of 26,200 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casalbeltrame is in climate zone E, with 2,616 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 151 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casalbeltrame has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

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 5.0% of the land in Casalbeltrame, compared with 11.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Casalbeltrame 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 Casalbeltrame.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casalbeltrame: 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 Casalbeltrame 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 11 inhabited census areas in Casalbeltrame. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 003037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.