Granozzo con Monticello: 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 Antonio Gramsci 1, Granozzo con Monticello.
Granozzo con Monticello, two villages among Novara's rice fields
The name tells you how the municipality is made up: two villages, Granozzo and Monticello, set in the rice-growing plain just outside Novara. In spring the flooded paddies change the landscape, and in summer they bring humidity and mosquitoes, something newcomers often underestimate.
Novara is the hub for work, secondary schools, the hospital and trains, and it is a few minutes away by car. Homes are mostly detached: old courtyard farmhouses, village houses and modern villas. In older buildings, check for rising damp in the walls and the state of the roof; in all of them, insulation and the boiler matter, because winters are foggy and cold (climate zone E).
There are 1,314 residents (2023), 8.2% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 47.1, close to the provincial 46.7, and over-65s are 24.9%, the same share as across the province. Foreign residents make up 2.8%. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
Earthquake risk is low: all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, and the expected ground acceleration here is 0.037 g. Maintenance and systems matter more than the structure.
On a plain criss-crossed by irrigation ditches and canals, water is the thing to check. The report identifies the land parcel from the address and shows whether it falls within the official flood zones. From the same point it measures the distance to the pharmacy, schools and shops, which matters a lot if you live in an isolated farmhouse.
Key points
- Two villages, Granozzo and Monticello, in rice fields near Novara.
- 1,314 residents, over-65s at 24.9%.
- All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
- Ditches and canals: flood zones checked by address.
Overview
Granozzo con Monticello is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,314 residents, ranked 52 of 87 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Granozzo con Monticello 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 0.037 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 8.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Granozzo con Monticello declared an average taxable income of 25,138 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Granozzo con Monticello is in climate zone E, with 2,472 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 129 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Granozzo con Monticello has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
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 4.7% of the land in Granozzo con Monticello, 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
Granozzo con Monticello 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 Granozzo con Monticello.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Granozzo con Monticello: 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 Granozzo con Monticello 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 16 inhabited census areas in Granozzo con Monticello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 74.1%
- good 25.9%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 003077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.