The Province of Novara (, ) is a province in the region of Piedmont in northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Novara. It has a population of 365,930 in an area of across its 87 municipalities.
In 1992, the new province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola was created through the fusion of three geographical areas which had previously been part of the province of Novara.
Municipalities The province has 87 municipalities: Agrate Conturbia Ameno Armeno Arona Barengo Bellinzago Novarese Biandrate Boca Bogogno Bolzano Novarese Borgo Ticino Borgolavezzaro Borgomanero Briga Novarese Briona Caltignaga Cameri Carpignano Sesia Casalbeltrame Casaleggio Novara Casalino Casalvolone Castellazzo Novarese Castelletto Sopra Ticino Cavaglietto Cavaglio d'Agogna Cavallirio Cerano Colazza Comignago Cressa Cureggio Divignano Dormelletto Fara Novarese Fontaneto d'Agogna Galliate Garbagna Novarese Gargallo Gattico-Veruno Ghemme Gozzano Granozzo con Monticello Grignasco Invorio Landiona Lesa Maggiora Mandello Vitta Marano Ticino Massino Visconti Meina Mezzomerico Miasino Momo Nebbiuno Nibbiola Novara Oleggio Oleggio Castello Orta San Giulio Paruzzaro Pella Pettenasco Pisano Pogno Pombia Prato Sesia Recetto Romagnano Sesia Romentino San Maurizio d'Opaglio San Nazzaro Sesia San Pietro Mosezzo Sillavengo Sizzano Soriso Sozzago Suno Terdobbiate Tornaco Trecate Vaprio d'Agogna Varallo Pombia Vespolate Veruno Vicolungo Vinzaglio
Demographics As of 2026, the population is 365,930, of which 49.1% are male, and 50.9% are female. Minors make up 14.4% of the population, and seniors make up 25.6%.
Immigration As of 2025, immigrants make up 14.2% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Albania, Morocco, Ukraine, Romania, and Pakistan.
Government List of presidents
Winemaking The province of Novara is home to the Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) wine of Colline Novaresi which was created in 1994 for the red and white Italian wines of the area. All grapes destined for DOC wine production need to be harvested to a yield no greater than 11 tonnes/ha. The red wine is a blend of at least 30% Nebbiolo (known under the local name of Spanna), up to 40% Uva Rara and no more than 30% collectively of Croatina and Vespolina. Varietal styles of each of the red grape varieties can be made provided that the grape makes up at least 85% of the wine. The white wine is made 100% from the Erbaluce grape. The finished wine must attain a minimum alcohol level of 11% in order to be labelled with the Colline Novaresi DOC designation.P. Saunders Wine Label Language pg 152 Firefly Books 2004
Transport Motorways
The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade): Autostrada A4: Turin-Trieste Autostrada A26: Genoa-Gravellona Toce
Railway lines
Turin–Milan railway Domodossola–Milan railway Saronno–Novara railway Biella–Novara railway Alessandria–Novara–Arona railway Luino–Oleggio railway Novara–Varallo railway
References
External links Official website