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Gargallo: 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 Angelo Toriani 1, Gargallo.

Gargallo, the hills between Borgomanero and Lake Orta

Gargallo is a village in the hills of the province of Novara, between Borgomanero and Lake Orta, in an area where villages sit close together and woods alternate with houses and small businesses. Borgomanero is a few minutes' drive for services, schools and the railway station, and the lake is close. Novara and the Milan area are the destinations for longer commutes.

There were 1,764 residents in 2023, down 5.6% on 2011. The average age is 47.5, close to 46.7 for the province, and over-65s are 25.0%, the same as the provincial 24.9%. Households have 2.29 members on average and foreign residents account for 5.8%.

The market is mostly detached houses and villas built from the post-war years onwards, with some village houses in the old core. The municipality has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy; for shopping people go to nearby villages. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average. The village is in climate zone E.

Earthquake risk is low. All 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in Gargallo is 0.040 g. For a 1970s villa, wiring, plumbing, insulation and the state of the roof and windows matter more.

The report for an address checks the official flood and landslide maps, useful along streams and on slopes, measures distances to services and finds the plot on the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Hills between Borgomanero and Lake Orta.
  • Population down 5.6% since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities in Novara province in zone 4.
  • Newer villas: services and insulation matter more.

Overview

Gargallo is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,764 residents, ranked 41 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gargallo 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 0.040 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 5.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gargallo declared an average taxable income of 25,816 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gargallo is in climate zone E, with 2,824 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 397 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gargallo 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 15.4% of the land in Gargallo, 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

Gargallo 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 Gargallo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gargallo: 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 Gargallo 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 5 inhabited census areas in Gargallo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.5%
  • good 99.5%

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 003070. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.