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Sizzano: 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: Corso Italia 1, Sizzano.

Sizzano, vineyards and a village on the Sesia

Sizzano wine, one of the appellations of the Novara hills, takes its name from this village. Sizzano is in the northern part of the province of Novara, on the Novara side of the Sesia river, where the plain meets the first vine-covered hills; across the river lies the Gattinara area.

The village is compact, with courtyard houses, inner yards and a few villas, surrounded by vineyards, fields and woods along the river. For work people look to Novara, Borgomanero or the Biella and Vercelli area, all reachable by car, and the motorway towards Lake Maggiore and Milan helps commuters.

The Sesia is the first thing to consider if you are buying near the bank: the official flood maps vary a lot between the centre and the low-lying areas towards the river, and the report reads them at the exact address. In older courtyard houses, check damp, roof and services.

There are 1,369 residents (2023), down 5.3% since 2011, with an average age of 49.0 against 46.7 in the province. 30.2% are over 65 and 5.8% are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

All 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4, the lowest band; the expected ground acceleration in Sizzano is 0.038 g. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Home of Sizzano wine, on the Novara bank of the Sesia.
  • Homes near the river: flood risk checked at the address.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • 30.2% over 65, average age 49.0.

Overview

Sizzano is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,369 residents, ranked 49 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sizzano 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 5.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sizzano declared an average taxable income of 26,594 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sizzano is in climate zone E, with 2,453 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 225 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sizzano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 8.6% of the land in Sizzano, 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

Sizzano 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 Sizzano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sizzano: 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 Sizzano 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 10 inhabited census areas in Sizzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 99.6%
  • good 0.4%

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 003139. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.