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Cerano: 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 Sozzago 1, Cerano.

Cerano, Novara rice country on the Lombardy border

Cerano is rice-growing country in the south-east of the province of Novara, on the border with Lombardy. To the east its land reaches the river Ticino and the woods of the Ticino park; to the south begins the Lomellina, in the province of Pavia, with Cassolnovo and Vigevano. Novara is about a quarter of an hour away by car, and Trecate borders it to the north. The village sits on open plain, at roughly one hundred and thirty metres, surrounded by paddies that are flooded in spring, farmsteads and irrigation channels.

For anyone working in Novara or Milan, the nearest station is at Trecate, on the Milan to Turin line; otherwise people drive. In the village you find restored courtyard houses, detached homes and small blocks of flats, and in the countryside large farmsteads, often with a lot of floor space needing work. Declared incomes are a little below the Novara average.

There were 6,775 residents in 2023, almost as many as in 2011 (6,728). Foreign residents make up 16.5%, a high share for Piedmont, partly linked to farm work. The average age is 45.8, slightly below the province (46.7), and over-65s account for 24.9%, in line with the province.

On the Civil Protection department's seismic map Cerano is in zone 4, the lowest class, like every other municipality in the Novara area, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.039 g. The sensitive point here is water in the ground: in rice country the water table can be close to the surface, so check cellars, underground garages and ground floors for damp and seepage before buying.

Towards the Ticino and along the canals, flood hazard varies from area to area, and the report checks it for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can go from the location to the plot.

Key points

  • Rice fields between Novara, the Ticino and the Lomellina.
  • Nearest station at Trecate, on the Milan to Turin line.
  • Foreign residents at 16.5%; population steady since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole Novara area.

Overview

Cerano is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 6,775 residents, ranked 10 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cerano 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 0.039 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 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 16.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cerano declared an average taxable income of 24,986 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cerano is in climate zone E, with 2,422 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 127 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cerano has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 8.4% of the land in Cerano, compared with 11.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cerano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cerano, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cerano: 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 Cerano 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 35 inhabited census areas in Cerano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 91.6%
  • good 8.4%

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 003049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.