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Terdobbiate: 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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Terdobbiate, a village on the Novara plain

Terdobbiate is a small municipality on the Novara plain, about 130 metres above sea level, in flat country of fields, irrigation channels and farmhouses. Novara is the main town for work, secondary schools and the hospital, and the area also looks east towards the Ticino and the Milan area. A car is needed for almost every trip.

Homes are village houses, small detached houses and converted farmhouses, sometimes split into several units. On the plain the hazards to watch are water-related: flooding and a high water table can affect basements and garages, and the official maps the report checks for each address show how things stand plot by plot. This is climate zone E, with cold winters and fog.

In 2023 Terdobbiate had 449 residents, 51 fewer than in 2011 (a fall of 10.2%). The estimated average age, 47.3, is close to the provincial 46.7, while over-65s make up 22.0%, less than the provincial 24.9%. Households average 2.22 people and foreign residents account for 8.9%. Declared incomes are in line with the province.

Earthquake hazard is low: all 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4 on the national scale, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.038 g. In old farmhouses, the roof, rising damp and the efficiency of heating and wiring matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Lowland village in the Novara area, among fields and farmhouses.
  • 449 residents in 2023, down 10.2% since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • On the plain, flooding and groundwater are checked per address.

Overview

Terdobbiate is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 449 residents, among the smallest in the province (84 of 87).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Terdobbiate 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 10.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Terdobbiate declared an average taxable income of 26,959 euros, in line with the province (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Terdobbiate is in climate zone E, with 2,471 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 128 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Terdobbiate 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 4.1% of the land in Terdobbiate, 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

Terdobbiate is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Terdobbiate.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Terdobbiate: 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 Terdobbiate 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 6 inhabited census areas in Terdobbiate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 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 003144. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.