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Gozzano: 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 Regina Villa 1, Gozzano.

Gozzano, at the southern tip of Lake Orta

From the basilica of San Giuliano, on the hill above the town, you can see the southern tip of Lake Orta. Gozzano lies right there, between the lake's south shore and the plain around Novara, with Borgomanero a few kilometres away and Novara further south. It has an industrial past, having grown around its factories in the twentieth century, and today it also lives off the lake and the surrounding hills.

The Novara to Domodossola railway has a station in Gozzano, handy for people working in Novara or around the lake. Homes on the market vary a lot: small villas on the hills, flats in blocks from the industrial boom years, older houses in the centre and a few properties with lake views, which cost more. The climate is zone E, with cold, damp winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,529 residents in 2023, down 1.3% on 2011, so the population is broadly stable. The average age is 47.8, slightly above the provincial 46.7, and over-65s make up 25.9%. Foreign residents are 10.6%. The data list 5 supermarkets, more than average for the population, and 4 school sites.

The earthquake picture is simple. All 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.040 g. In post-war houses, insulation, windows, wiring and the state of the roof matter most.

Near the lake and the streams coming down from the hills there are areas to check for flooding, and the steeper slopes can have landslides. The report checks the official maps at the exact address and uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps to identify the plot.

Key points

  • At the southern tip of Lake Orta, near Borgomanero.
  • Station on the Novara to Domodossola railway.
  • 5,529 residents, average age 47.8.
  • Whole province in seismic zone 4, the lowest.

Overview

Gozzano is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 5,529 residents, ranked 12 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gozzano 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 1.3%. 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 10.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gozzano declared an average taxable income of 25,399 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gozzano is in climate zone E, with 2,782 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 367 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gozzano has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 21.2% of the land in Gozzano, 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

Gozzano 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 7 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Gozzano, and 4 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Gozzano: 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 Gozzano 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 Gozzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 41.6%
  • good 58.4%

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 003076. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.