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Cureggio: 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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Cureggio, Novara hill country near Borgomanero

In the northern part of the province of Novara, where the plain gives way to hills rising towards Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore, Cureggio is a residential municipality a few minutes from Borgomanero. The village is at around 290 metres, with a compact old centre surrounded by areas of villas and houses with gardens. The lakes are close by, and Novara and Milan can be reached by car.

The area has a spread of small and medium-sized firms in the surrounding towns, and many residents work between Borgomanero, Gozzano and the Arona area. For buyers, Cureggio offers detached and semi-detached houses at lower prices than the lakeside villages, with the services of Borgomanero a short distance away.

The population is 2,574 (2023 figure from Istat, the national statistics office), almost unchanged since 2011 (down 1.2%). Over-65s make up 23.9%, close to the provincial average of 24.9%. Foreign residents account for 5.5%. Average incomes are just below the provincial figure.

Cureggio is in seismic zone 4, the lowest hazard level set by the Civil Protection Department, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.038 g. Energy efficiency matters more for a house here, as winters are cold and damp (climate zone E), along with the state of the roof and windows.

Streams and irrigation channels run through the hills down to the plain. For each address the report checks the official flood and landslide maps and measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • Northern Novara province, minutes from Borgomanero.
  • Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore within driving distance.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest hazard level.
  • 2,574 residents, over-65s at 23.9%.

Overview

Cureggio is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,574 residents, ranked 24 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cureggio 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 1.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cureggio declared an average taxable income of 26,359 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cureggio is in climate zone E, with 2,536 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 289 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cureggio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

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 13.8% of the land in Cureggio, 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

Cureggio 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 Cureggio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cureggio: 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 Cureggio 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 22 inhabited census areas in Cureggio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 54.5%
  • good 45.5%

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 003058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.