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Casalvolone: 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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Casalvolone, a rice-growing village on the Novara plain

Casalvolone is a lowland village in the countryside west of Novara, in a landscape of rice paddies, irrigation canals and farmsteads. The land is flat, at around 140 metres, and the village is compact, with low houses and courtyards; Novara is the reference for work, secondary schools and the hospital.

People looking for a home here are usually after space at a lower price than in the city, and they find village houses with courtyards, detached homes and the odd farmstead to restore. The points to check are rising damp, common in older buildings on the plain, the condition of the roof and the efficiency of the heating: the climate zone is E, with cold, foggy winters.

The population is holding up. There were 867 residents in 2011 and 862 at the end of 2023, a fall of only 0.6%. The average age is 46.8, practically the provincial figure (46.7), and over-65s are 22.9%, fewer than the 24.9% of the province of Novara. Foreign residents are 9.9%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

Earthquake hazard is low: all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the national scale, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.037 g. Money for works is better spent on roofs, services and insulation.

On the plain, water is what matters: irrigation ditches, canals and rivers can overflow, and the report checks the official flood maps for the exact address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are available and lead to the plot.

Key points

  • Plain west of Novara, among rice fields and canals.
  • Almost stable: 867 residents in 2011, 862 in 2023.
  • Over-65s at 22.9%, below the provincial 24.9%.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Casalvolone is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 862 residents, ranked 70 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casalvolone 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casalvolone declared an average taxable income of 22,946 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casalvolone is in climate zone E, with 2,603 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 141 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casalvolone has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 4.4% of the land in Casalvolone, 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

Casalvolone 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 Casalvolone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casalvolone: 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 Casalvolone 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 12 inhabited census areas in Casalvolone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 003041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.