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Romagnano Sesia: 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 Novara 9, Romagnano Sesia.

Romagnano Sesia, on the river where the Valsesia opens out

The Sesia river leaves the Valsesia and widens towards the plain right at Romagnano, which sits on the Novara bank with Gattinara and its vineyard hills on the other side. For anyone coming down the valley it is the first town of any size, and all around are the wine hills of northern Piedmont, with Ghemme a little further south.

Its role as a small service centre shows in the data: 6 school sites, 1.62 per 1,000 residents against 0.86 in the province of Novara, and 6 supermarkets. Bars and restaurants are also more common than the provincial average. For work, many look to Borgomanero, Novara and the businesses in the valley. Housing ranges from buildings in the centre, some needing updating, to detached houses in the newer areas.

The town is losing people: 3,702 residents in 2023, 8.6% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.9 and over-65s make up 27.1%, more than the provincial 24.9%; foreign residents are 8.9%. Households have 2.15 people on average and incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are not a big concern: all 87 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection classification (the national emergency agency), and the expected acceleration is about 0.039 g. The river deserves more attention. The Sesia can flood heavily, and low-lying areas near the riverbed can end up under water. Before buying there, look at the flood maps, which the report checks for the address, and ask whether the building was damaged in past floods.

Key points

  • On the Novara bank of the Sesia, facing Gattinara.
  • 6 school sites and 6 supermarkets: a small service centre.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest, like the whole province.
  • Near the river: flood areas to check house by house.

Overview

Romagnano Sesia is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,702 residents, ranked 18 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Romagnano Sesia 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 0.039 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 8.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Romagnano Sesia declared an average taxable income of 25,731 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Romagnano Sesia is in climate zone E, with 2,509 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 268 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Romagnano Sesia has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 1.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 13.9% of the land in Romagnano Sesia, compared with 11.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Romagnano Sesia 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Romagnano Sesia, and 2 more have 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 Romagnano Sesia: 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 Romagnano Sesia 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 36 inhabited census areas in Romagnano Sesia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.3%
  • fair 49.8%
  • good 49.0%

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 003130. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.