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Arena Po: 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: Via Stradagrande 1, Arena Po.

Arena Po, a riverside village on the Po near Stradella

Arena Po has the river in its name and lives right beside it: the municipality spreads across the Oltrepò Pavese plain along the right bank of the Po, east of Stradella, among fields, poplar plantations and floodplain land. Behind it rise the vineyard hills of the Oltrepò. The village has a railway stop and a bus service, useful for anyone working in Stradella, Pavia or towards Piacenza.

For buyers, the position relative to the river is the first thing to check. Conditions differ a lot between houses near the embankment and those further towards the hills, and the name of the hamlet is not enough to tell: the report checks the official flood maps and the ground level at the address. Homes for sale are mostly detached, with a yard or garden, along with old country houses.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,501 residents in 2023, down 7.6% on 2011. The average age is 48.9, against 47.1 for the province of Pavia; over-65s make up 29.2% and foreign residents 13.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Arena Po is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.092 g. In the province, zone 3 covers 157 of the 184 municipalities. In a house on the plain near the river, besides the structure, look at damp in the ground-floor walls and at any cellars.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Plain along the right bank of the Po, east of Stradella.
  • Railway stop and bus service in the municipality.
  • Population down 7.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.092 g.

Overview

Arena Po is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,501 residents, ranked 75 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Arena Po 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 0.092 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 7.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Arena Po declared an average taxable income of 23,998 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Arena Po is in climate zone E, with 2,628 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 61 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.7 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.9% of the land in Arena Po, 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

Arena Po 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Arena Po. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Arena Po: 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 Arena Po 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 50 inhabited census areas in Arena Po. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.7%
  • fair 98.3%

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 018005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.