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Comignago: 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 Oleggio Castello 1, Comignago.

Comignago, glacial hills south of Lake Maggiore

Comignago lies in northern Novara province, on the glacial hills that close off the southern end of Lake Maggiore. Arona and the lake are a few kilometres away, Novara about half an hour, and Malpensa airport is just across the Ticino river. It is more residential than agricultural, with villas, detached houses and a small historic core, surrounded by woods and meadows.

That location shapes daily life: many residents work elsewhere, around Novara, Varese or Milan, and drive every day. The village has basic services, 2 schools and 1 pharmacy in the available data, and for everything else people go to Arona or Borgomanero.

The population is growing. In 2023 there were 1,250 residents, up 2.2% on the 1,223 of 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age, 46.8, is in line with the province (46.7); over-65s are 24.0% and foreign residents 9.7%. Households have 2.35 people on average, and declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Earthquakes are not a factor: all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection classification, and in Comignago the expected acceleration is 0.038 g. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s, the energy rating, systems and roof matter far more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address, along with distances to services and checks on the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Glacial hills south of Lake Maggiore, near Arona.
  • Population up 2.2% since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Households of 2.35 people, foreign residents at 9.7%.

Overview

Comignago is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,250 residents, ranked 56 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Comignago 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 grown by 2.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Comignago declared an average taxable income of 27,470 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Comignago is in climate zone E, with 2,509 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 268 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Comignago has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 13.4% of the land in Comignago, 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

Comignago 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 medium. 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 Comignago.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Comignago: 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 Comignago 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 17 inhabited census areas in Comignago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 42.8%
  • good 56.9%

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 003052. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.