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Cavaglietto: 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 Umberto Primo 1, Cavaglietto.

Cavaglietto, Novara countryside on the way to Borgomanero

Between Novara and Borgomanero the plain starts to rise towards the first hills, and Cavaglietto lies in this strip, at around 230 metres. The village is small, with low houses, courtyards and farmland around it. People live here and work elsewhere: the industrial areas around Novara and Borgomanero, Novara itself and, further away, Milan.

For a buyer, location is the thing to weigh up: by car the motorway and the main employment areas are within reasonable reach, but the village has few services and shopping means driving out. Homes are mostly detached or courtyard houses, some needing renovation. Near watercourses, it is worth checking on the official maps whether the address falls in a flood-prone area.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 385 residents in 2023, 5.4% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 50.0, higher than the 46.7 of the province of Novara, and over-65s make up 29.9%, against 24.9% provincially. Foreign residents are 3.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: Cavaglietto is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like all 87 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.038 g. In older houses insulation, windows and heating matter more, in climate zone E with cold, damp winters.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available: the report links street and house number to the land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Village between plain and hills, north of Novara towards Borgomanero.
  • 385 residents in 2023, down 5.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all 87 municipalities in the province.
  • Few services in the village: work and shopping mean driving.

Overview

Cavaglietto is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 385 residents, among the smallest in the province (85 of 87).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavaglietto 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 0.038 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 5.4%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavaglietto declared an average taxable income of 23,211 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cavaglietto is in climate zone E, with 2,607 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 233 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 4.6% of the land in Cavaglietto, 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

Cavaglietto 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 Cavaglietto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cavaglietto: 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 Cavaglietto 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 Cavaglietto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 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 003044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.