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Garbagna 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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For example: Via Giacomo Matteotti 1, Garbagna Novarese.

Garbagna Novarese, irrigated farmland south of Novara

Garbagna Novarese is a lowland village in the countryside south of Novara, close enough to the provincial capital to rely on it every day for work, secondary schools, hospital care and shopping. Around it lie irrigated fields, canals and farmsteads, in the flat landscape typical of the lower Novara plain.

People who buy here usually want a house with a garden or a detached home within easy reach of Novara, without city prices and traffic. No bus network is recorded in the village, so a car is needed for nearly everything. The report measures the route from the exact address to the pharmacy, schools and shops, which in a municipality this small may be few.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,410 residents in 2023, up 4.4% on the 1,350 counted in 2011. The average age is 44.8, younger than the provincial figure of 46.7, and over-65s make up 21.4% against 24.9% across the province. Foreign residents account for 1.5%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average, which fits families who work in town and choose to live outside it.

Earthquake risk is low. All 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.038 g. In country houses and old farm buildings, roofs, damp walls and the state of the wiring and heating matter more.

On a plain criss-crossed by canals, water is the thing to check address by address. The report looks at the official flood maps and at the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), which cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Irrigated plain south of Novara, a short drive from the city.
  • Population up 4.4% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.8, younger than the province.
  • All 87 municipalities in Novara province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Garbagna Novarese is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,410 residents, ranked 48 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Garbagna 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 grown by 4.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Garbagna Novarese declared an average taxable income of 28,078 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Garbagna Novarese is in climate zone E, with 2,428 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 132 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Garbagna Novarese has 1 school 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 6.7% of the land in Garbagna 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

Garbagna 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 no open contaminated sites in Garbagna Novarese; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Garbagna 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 Garbagna 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 9 inhabited census areas in Garbagna Novarese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 18.4%
  • good 81.6%

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 003069. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.