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Sillavengo: 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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For example: Via Nazario Sauro 1, Sillavengo.

Sillavengo, a village on the Novara plain

Fields, farmsteads and rows of trees along the ditches: Sillavengo lies on the plain of the province of Novara, under 200 metres above sea level, with a small, compact centre. Novara is the provincial capital and the reference town for work, secondary schools and hospital; for those working further afield, what counts is access by car to the main roads towards Milan and Turin.

Homes here are mostly detached houses, often with a yard, and farmsteads partly converted into housing. A restored farmstead offers space you will not find in town, but you need to look closely at roofs, drainage and services, and find out which parts are already registered as housing in the land registry and which are not. This is climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 545 residents at the end of 2023 against 595 in 2011, a fall of 8.4%. The average age is 47.4, a little above the provincial 46.7, and over-65s make up 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 7.0%. Average declared incomes are below those of the province of Novara.

On earthquakes, the classification is reassuring: all 87 municipalities in the province are in zone 4, the lowest, and in Sillavengo the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.038 g.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On the plain, the thing to check is flood-prone land along ditches and watercourses, which the report verifies on the official maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Village on the Novara plain, with Novara as its reference town.
  • 545 residents, down 8.4% since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Converted farmsteads: check which parts are registered as housing.

Overview

Sillavengo is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 545 residents, among the smallest in the province (80 of 87).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sillavengo 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 0.038 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 8.4%. 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 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sillavengo declared an average taxable income of 22,945 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sillavengo is in climate zone E, with 2,554 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 192 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sillavengo has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 6.0% of the land in Sillavengo, 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

Sillavengo 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 Sillavengo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sillavengo: 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 Sillavengo 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 Sillavengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 003138. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.