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Vicolungo: 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 Iv Novembre 1, Vicolungo.

Vicolungo, rice fields and an outlet by the Turin-Milan motorway

Drivers usually know Vicolungo for its outlet, the shopping centre built beside the motorway. The village itself is a small place on the Novara plain in Piedmont, at about 170 metres, surrounded by rice paddies and fields, towards the border with the province of Vercelli. Novara is the main town for work, schools and hospital, and the A4 Turin to Milan motorway is right on the doorstep.

Homes are mostly courtyard houses, farmsteads and detached houses, with few blocks of flats. In rice country water is everywhere, in canals and irrigation channels: flood hazard is checked for the address on the official maps, and in older houses look out for rising damp. The climate is zone E, with cold, foggy winters, so insulation and the boiler matter.

At the end of 2023 there were 854 residents, down 3.3% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 47.5 is close to 46.7 for the province of Novara; over-65s are 25.1% and foreign residents 10.9%. Households average 2.27 people. Average declared incomes are a little lower than the provincial figure.

Earthquakes are a distant concern: all 87 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.037 g. For a farmstead to renovate, the roof, timber floors and new services weigh far more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for Vicolungo: from the address, the report finds the land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Novara plain among rice fields, towards the Vercelli border.
  • 854 residents, down 3.3% since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Outlet by the A4 motorway, village among fields and farmsteads.

Overview

Vicolungo is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 854 residents, ranked 71 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vicolungo 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 0.037 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 3.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vicolungo declared an average taxable income of 24,655 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vicolungo is in climate zone E, with 2,478 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 170 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vicolungo has 1 school and 2 pharmacies.

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 11.5% of the land in Vicolungo, 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

Vicolungo 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 open contaminated sites in Vicolungo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vicolungo: 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 Vicolungo 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 12 inhabited census areas in Vicolungo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 003159. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.