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Mandello Vitta: 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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Mandello Vitta, on the plain west of Novara

Fields, irrigation ditches and old farmsteads surround Mandello Vitta, a small municipality on the Novara plain west of the city, in the stretch of land running towards the Sesia river. It is a flat farming village, with houses gathered around the church and a few rural courtyards, and most residents work elsewhere, in Novara or the larger towns of the area.

People who buy here are after space, quiet and a house with a courtyard or garden, with the city within driving distance. Many homes are old courtyard farmhouses, restored or in need of work: check the roof, rising damp in ground-floor walls and the state of the wiring and plumbing. On a plain crossed by streams and canals, the report checks the official flood maps for the exact address.

The figures are those of a very small village. In 2023 there were 211 residents, 33 fewer than the 244 of 2011, a fall of 13.5%. The estimated average age is 53.1, against 46.7 in the province of Novara, and over-65s make up 36.0%. Foreign residents account for 4.3%.

On earthquakes the picture is calm: all 87 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.037 g. In a country house, upkeep, insulation and the boiler matter more. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and the report traces the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Farming village on the Novara plain, west of the city.
  • 211 residents in 2023, down 13.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 53.1, over-65s at 36.0%.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Mandello Vitta is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 211 residents, among the smallest in the province (87 of 87).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mandello Vitta 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 13.5%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mandello Vitta declared an average taxable income of 26,463 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mandello Vitta is in climate zone E, with 2,487 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 177 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mandello Vitta has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 4.2% of the land in Mandello Vitta, 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

Mandello Vitta 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 Mandello Vitta.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mandello Vitta: 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 Mandello Vitta 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 6 inhabited census areas in Mandello Vitta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • 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 003090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.