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Marano Ticino: 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 Sempione 1, Marano Ticino.

Marano Ticino, Novara countryside above the Ticino valley

Marano Ticino is a village in the northern Novara area, on the terrace overlooking the Ticino valley, the river that marks the border between Piedmont and Lombardy here. It is surrounded by woods, heathland and fields, and the nearest larger town is Oleggio.

For buyers it is a residential municipality, with detached houses and villas lived in by families who work in Novara, around Malpensa airport or in the Varese area, all reached by car. Much of the housing is recent, alongside an old core with courtyard houses. Two areas should be told apart: the village up on the terrace and the land closer to the river, where flood exposure needs checking against the official maps at the address. The climate is zone E, with cold, foggy winters. Incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,576 residents in 2023, up 1.4% on 2011. The average age of 47.2 is close to that of the province of Novara (46.7), foreign residents make up 5.5% and households average 2.31 people.

Earthquake risk is low: all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, and in Marano the expected ground acceleration is 0.037 g. For an older house, the usual checks on roof, damp and services apply.

The Revenue Agency publishes the municipality's cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel and the local price band from the address.

Key points

  • Terrace above the Ticino valley, near Oleggio.
  • Population up 1.4% since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Near the river: check flood maps per address.

Overview

Marano Ticino is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,576 residents, ranked 43 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marano Ticino 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 grown by 1.4%. 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 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marano Ticino declared an average taxable income of 26,295 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marano Ticino is in climate zone E, with 2,745 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 258 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Marano Ticino 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 13.2% of the land in Marano Ticino, compared with 11.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Marano Ticino 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 Marano Ticino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marano Ticino: 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 Marano Ticino 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 19 inhabited census areas in Marano Ticino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.2%
  • fair 95.8%

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 003091. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.