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Miasino: 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: Regione Bagnalera 1, Miasino.

Miasino, the hills above Lake Orta

On the wooded hills rising from the eastern shore of Lake Orta, Miasino is a small village of villas, gardens and old houses at around 480 metres. The lake is a few minutes' drive away; the village itself is quiet and residential, with a compact historic core and houses scattered among the greenery.

The property market is largely detached houses with gardens, period villas and second homes. Buyers should look at the upkeep of gardens and retaining walls, access and parking in the narrow streets of the centre, and the heating costs of houses that are often large, in climate zone E.

The village is older than the province: an average age of 53.2 against 46.7 for the Novara area, and over-65s at 37.4% against 24.9%. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 810 residents in 2023, down 8.7% on 2011. Foreign residents account for 11.7%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

There is no particular seismic concern: all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, and expected ground acceleration in Miasino is about 0.043 g. In a period villa, the real costs are the roof, windows, systems and damp.

On the slopes towards the lake the report checks the official landslide maps for the address, while the streams running off the hills can matter for flooding on an individual plot. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Hills above the eastern shore of Lake Orta.
  • Average age 53.2, over-65s at 37.4%.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Villas and houses with gardens: weigh up upkeep and heating.

Overview

Miasino is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 810 residents, ranked 75 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Miasino 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 0.043 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 8.7%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Miasino declared an average taxable income of 25,056 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Miasino is in climate zone E, with 2,909 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 479 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Miasino has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 7.6% of the land in Miasino, 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

Miasino 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 Miasino; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Miasino: 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 Miasino 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 13 inhabited census areas in Miasino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.6%
  • fair 55.4%
  • good 41.1%

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 003098. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.