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Pogno: 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 Cremosina 1, Pogno.

Pogno, the hills south of Lake Orta

Pogno sits on the hills south of Lake Orta, in the upper part of the province of Novara, at around 460 metres, among woods and small clusters of houses. The Cusio area around the lake is known for its tap and valve manufacturers, and work is found in these villages or further south, towards Borgomanero and Novara.

Housing is mainly detached homes and village houses with gardens, plus a few small blocks of flats. The lake is a few minutes away by car, and the A26 motorway towards Milan, Malpensa airport and Lake Maggiore is not far. For buyers, the aspect and slope of the plot matter, because the village spreads over uneven ground, as do insulation and the boiler in a zone E climate.

In 2023 there were 1,353 residents, down 12.0% on 2011 (185 people). The average age is 48.9 against 46.7 in the province, and 26.5% are over 65. Households average 2.32 people and declared incomes are below the Novara average.

Earthquake risk is low: all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in Pogno is 0.042 g.

In hilly, wooded country the report reads gradient and the official landslide and flood maps at the address, and it finds the plot using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, published for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Hills south of Lake Orta, in the Cusio area.
  • Lake Orta a few minutes away, A26 motorway nearby.
  • Population down 12.0% since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities around Novara in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Pogno is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,353 residents, ranked 50 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pogno 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 0.042 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 12.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pogno declared an average taxable income of 24,506 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pogno is in climate zone E, with 2,869 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 461 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pogno has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

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 11.1% of the land in Pogno, 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

Pogno 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Pogno, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pogno: 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 Pogno 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 14 inhabited census areas in Pogno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 19.0%
  • good 81.0%

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 003120. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.