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Alagna: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Pavia, Lombardia. 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 Vittorio Veneto 1, Alagna.

Alagna, rice fields and farmsteads in the Lomellina

The Lomellina is the plain west of the river Ticino, in the province of Pavia, where rice paddies cover much of the countryside. Alagna is a small village on this plain: a compact centre, farmsteads scattered among the fields and the town hall at about 90 metres. For work, secondary schools and hospital care, people drive to the larger Lomellina towns and to Pavia.

Homes for sale are mainly village houses with courtyards, detached houses and farmsteads, some large and partly in need of restoration. On irrigated plains water is never far away: check for damp in the walls, cellars and ground-floor floors, and for heating costs, since this is climate zone E with cold, foggy winters. The report checks the official flood maps for the address, which is useful near canals and irrigation ditches.

At the end of 2023 there were 803 residents, down 9.0% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.1, the same as in the province (47.1), while over-65s are 21.8%, fewer than the provincial 25.2%. Foreign residents are 5.7%. Average declared income is close to the provincial figure, just below it.

Alagna is in seismic zone 3, like 156 other municipalities in the province of Pavia, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.054 g. In farmsteads with solid brick walls and large roofs, have the roof structure and any cracks checked before making an offer.

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

Key points

  • Small Lomellina village among rice fields and farmsteads.
  • 803 residents, down 9.0% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 21.8%, below the provincial 25.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration: about 0.054 g.

Overview

Alagna is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 803 residents, ranked 120 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alagna is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (157 of 184) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.054 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 9.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alagna declared an average taxable income of 25,567 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Alagna is in climate zone E, with 2,619 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 92 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alagna has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Alagna.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.7% of the land in Alagna, compared with 9.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Alagna is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia 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 Alagna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alagna: 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 Alagna 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 5 inhabited census areas in Alagna. 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 018001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.