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Casaleggio Novara: 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 Castellazzo Novarese 1, Casaleggio Novara.

Casaleggio Novara, a lowland village among rice fields

Its full name tells it apart from Casaleggio Boiro, a municipality with the same first name in the province of Alessandria. Casaleggio Novara is a small village on the Novara plain, 170 metres above sea level, surrounded by rice paddies and fields, with a compact centre and a few farmsteads round about. For work, secondary schools and hospital, residents look to Novara, a short drive away.

People who buy here usually want space: detached houses with gardens, village houses with courtyards, rural buildings to restore. In rice-growing country, ask about mosquitoes in summer and about damp in the walls, especially in older houses built without a ventilated floor. The climate zone is E, with frequent fog in the colder months.

In 2023 there were 896 residents, down 3.7% since 2011 (34 fewer), according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age of 46.6 is practically the provincial one (46.7), while over-65s are 22.8%, below the provincial 24.9%. Foreign residents are 3.7%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average, just above it.

Earthquake risk is low: all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, the lowest step of the Civil Protection classification, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.037 g. For a country house, the roof, services and insulation matter more.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. Irrigation ditches and canals cross the plain, and flood hazard is checked for each address on the official maps.

Key points

  • Novara plain among rice paddies, at 170 metres.
  • 896 residents, down 3.7% since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Over-65s at 22.8%, below the provincial 24.9%.

Overview

Casaleggio Novara is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 896 residents, ranked 68 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casaleggio Novara 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casaleggio Novara declared an average taxable income of 27,297 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casaleggio Novara is in climate zone E, with 2,478 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 170 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casaleggio Novara has 2 schools.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 4.8% of the land in Casaleggio Novara, 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

Casaleggio Novara 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 Casaleggio Novara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casaleggio Novara: 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 Casaleggio Novara 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 7 inhabited census areas in Casaleggio Novara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.9%
  • fair 99.1%

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 003039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.