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Fara 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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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 Roma 1, Fara Novarese.

Fara Novarese, wine hills between Novara and the Sesia

Fara Novarese sits on the first hills north-west of Novara, where the rice plain gives way to vineyards and woods towards the Sesia valley. The village gives its name to a small red wine appellation, Fara, made mainly from Nebbiolo grapes, and the hilly part of the municipality is still planted with vines. Novara is the reference for work, hospital and schools, within easy driving distance.

House hunters can choose between village houses in the centre, detached homes in the newer areas and a few farmhouses or rustic buildings in the hills. The difference between plain and hill matters: down below there are easy roads and nearby services, higher up more greenery, but slopes and access to check. Near the streams running down to the plain, read the official flood maps, which the report shows for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,016 residents in 2023, down 4.6% since 2011. The average age is 47.7, a little above the provincial 46.7, 26.0% are over 65 and foreign residents make up 11.3%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Novara average.

Earthquake risk is low: Fara Novarese is in seismic zone 4, like 86 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.038 g in the built-up area. In older houses, the roof, damp and the heating and wiring matter more, with cold winters typical of climate zone E.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, so the report reaches the plot from the address, along with the official landslide maps for the hilly parts.

Key points

  • First hills north-west of Novara, home of Fara wine.
  • Residents: 2,016 in 2023, down 4.6%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.038 g.
  • Plain or hill: nearby services, or greenery and slopes.

Overview

Fara Novarese is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,016 residents, ranked 36 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fara 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 0.038 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fara Novarese declared an average taxable income of 25,269 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fara Novarese is in climate zone E, with 2,577 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 210 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fara Novarese has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 1.5 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.9).

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 10.3% of the land in Fara 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

Fara 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Fara Novarese. 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 Fara 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 Fara 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 7 inhabited census areas in Fara Novarese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 74.8%
  • good 24.8%

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 003065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.