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Invorio: 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 Cesare Battisti 1, Invorio.

Invorio, in the hills between Arona and Borgomanero

You cannot see Lake Maggiore from Invorio, but it is close: the village lies in the glacial hills behind Arona, on the road down to Borgomanero, at around four hundred metres. The land alternates between woods, meadows and scattered hamlets, with a compact historic centre and many detached houses built in recent decades.

Its halfway position is the reason people move here. The lake, with its beaches and Arona station, and Borgomanero with its services are a few kilometres away; Milan and Malpensa airport can be reached by car. In the village itself, though, services are few (17 recorded), and most errands need a car. The report measures the distance from the house to schools, pharmacies and shops. On hilly ground, slope and the official landslide maps also count, read for the exact address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,277 residents in 2023, down 4.2% on 2011. The average age (47.3) is close to that of the province of Novara; over-65s make up 24.5% and foreign residents 5.1%. Households average 2.26 people, and declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are not a significant issue: all 87 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration is around 0.039 g. In a detached house from the 1970s or 1980s, insulation, the boiler, windows and the roof matter more, since they affect the energy rating and the real cost of the purchase.

Key points

  • Glacial hills between Lake Maggiore and Borgomanero.
  • Few local services: 17 recorded.
  • 4,277 residents, down 4.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.039 g.

Overview

Invorio is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 4,277 residents, ranked 17 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Invorio 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 0.039 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 4.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Invorio declared an average taxable income of 26,008 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Invorio is in climate zone E, with 2,816 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 416 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Invorio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 9.3% of the land in Invorio, compared with 11.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Invorio 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 Invorio; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Invorio: 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 Invorio 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 21 inhabited census areas in Invorio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 100.0%

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 003082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.