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Castellazzo Novarese: 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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For example: Via Chiesa Vecchia 1, Castellazzo Novarese.

Castellazzo Novarese, rice fields west of Novara

Castellazzo Novarese is a village on the plain west of Novara, in north-eastern Piedmont, among rice paddies, maize fields and irrigation canals, just under two hundred metres above sea level. The centre is compact, with courtyard houses and a few farmsteads, and Novara is a short drive away: people rely on it for work, secondary schools and the hospital.

Unlike many small villages, its population is growing. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 335 residents in 2023, 12 more than the 323 of 2011, an increase of 3.7%. It is a young community too: the estimated average age is 42.4 against 46.7 in the province of Novara, over-65s are 18.5% against 24.9% across the province, and households average 2.34 people. Foreign residents make up 13.4%.

For buyers, the choice includes courtyard houses to renovate, small detached homes and some recent builds. On the plain the usual issues are water and damp: the water table is close to the surface, the rice fields are flooded in spring, and basements need careful checking. Climate zone E brings foggy winters.

Earthquakes matter little here. All 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection scale, and the expected acceleration in Castellazzo is about 0.037 g. In an old courtyard house, look rather at the roof, the beams and the walls.

The report checks the official flood maps for the address and starts from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, which are published for this municipality too.

Key points

  • Plain west of Novara, among rice fields and canals.
  • Population up 3.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 42.4, below the province of Novara.
  • All 87 municipalities in Novara province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Castellazzo Novarese is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 335 residents, among the smallest in the province (86 of 87).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castellazzo Novarese 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 grown by 3.7%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (47). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 13.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castellazzo Novarese declared an average taxable income of 23,092 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castellazzo Novarese is in climate zone E, with 2,541 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 182 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castellazzo Novarese has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 3.8% of the land in Castellazzo Novarese, 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

Castellazzo Novarese 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 Castellazzo Novarese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castellazzo Novarese: 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 Castellazzo Novarese 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 8 inhabited census areas in Castellazzo Novarese. 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 003042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.