All things you need to know about living in the province of Novara
The province of Novara is home to 441 Brazilians: 0.12% of its 364,140 residents, across 87 comuni.
ISTAT counts 39,963 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 10.97% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Brazilians (441), Russians (326), Spaniards (214).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has fallen, from 452 to 441 (-2%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 12.3% outside the EU and 1.8% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above. See about the data.
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 4,186 | 1.15% |
| Albania | 3,961 | 1.09% |
| Romania | 3,585 | 0.98% |
| Brazil | 441 | 0.12% |
| Russia | 326 | 0.09% |
| Poland | 217 | 0.06% |
| Spain | 214 | 0.06% |
| France | 204 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 199 | 0.05% |
| Bulgaria | 148 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 145 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 126 | 0.03% |
| United States | 106 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 98 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 66 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 62 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 60 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 49 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 47 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 45 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 40 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 38 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 37 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 35 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 33 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 31 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 28 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 27 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 22 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 19 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 15 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 13 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 12 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 10 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 7 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 6 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 6 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 312,486 | 85.81% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 6,722 | 1.85% |
| Born outside the EU | 44,932 | 12.34% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Borgolavezzaro0.44%
- Pogno0.30%
- Castelletto sopra Ticino0.27%
- Ghemme0.26%
- Casalino0.26%
- Comignago0.24%
- San Maurizio d'Opaglio0.23%
- Grignasco0.23%
- Carpignano Sesia0.20%
- Lesa0.18%
- Bolzano Novarese0.18%
- Meina0.17%
- Varallo Pombia0.16%
- Romentino0.16%
- Oleggio0.15%
- Vespolate0.15%
- Armeno0.14%
- Garbagna Novarese0.14%
- Borgo Ticino0.14%
- Novara0.14%
- Gattico-Veruno0.13%
- Momo0.12%
- Maggiora0.12%
- Trecate0.12%
- Dormelletto0.12%
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Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 87 comuni of Novara are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 20
- Zone 30
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)87
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →