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Pisano: 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 per Corciago 1, Pisano.

Pisano, in the Vergante hills above Lake Maggiore

The Vergante is the band of hills rising behind the Piedmont shore of Lake Maggiore, along the southern part of the lake, and Pisano is one of its villages, in the province of Novara. The town hall stands at about 390 metres among woods, meadows and scattered houses, with the lake a little way below. For work and services people head down to the lakeside towns and to Borgomanero and Arona, and Milan is within reach by motorway.

The village is mainly residential: detached houses with gardens, restored houses in the old core and a few homes with a lake view. Before signing, check energy efficiency, since this is climate zone E with damp winters, and the condition of walls set against the slope in houses built on the hillside. On the slopes and along the streams, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Pisano has grown: at the end of 2023 there were 794 residents, up 3.1% on the 770 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.3, against 46.7 in the province, over-65s are 24.6% and foreign residents 5.7%. Average declared income is close to the provincial figure.

Earthquakes are not a particular concern: all 87 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.040 g. Insulation, the roof and the systems matter more than structural strengthening.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Vergante hills, above the Piedmont shore of Lake Maggiore.
  • Population up 3.1% since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Average age 48.3, foreign residents at 5.7%.

Overview

Pisano is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 794 residents, ranked 76 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pisano 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 0.040 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 3.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (47). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pisano declared an average taxable income of 26,303 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pisano is in climate zone E, with 2,782 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 390 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pisano has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare 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 10.7% of the land in Pisano, 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

Pisano 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 Pisano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pisano: 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 Pisano 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 7 inhabited census areas in Pisano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 55.7%
  • good 44.3%

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 003119. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.