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Bagnaria: 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: Frazione Livelli 1, Bagnaria.

Bagnaria, in the Staffora valley on the Penice road

The road that climbs the Staffora valley from Voghera towards Varzi and the Penice pass runs through Bagnaria, one of the valley-floor villages of the Apennines in the province of Pavia. The Staffora stream flows beside the village; around it, hills and woods rise towards the ridges, with hamlets and scattered houses on the slopes.

The valley floor and the hamlets higher up are two different markets. Down below you have the road, the shops and the nearest services, but also the stream close by. Higher up, houses come with more land and more peace, sometimes with narrow access roads and slopes that need a close look. For every address the report measures elevation and slope and checks the official landslide and flood maps.

Bagnaria had 626 residents in 2023, 7.3% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The population is elderly: an average age of 52.2 against 47.1 in the province of Pavia, with over-65s at 32.3% against 25.2%. Households are small, 1.91 people on average. There are 6.39 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, above the provincial 4.35.

Bagnaria is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province; the remaining 27 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.097 g. In the stone houses of the hamlets, have someone assess how walls and floors are tied together and the state of the roof.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here too, so the report can go from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Valley-floor village in the Staffora valley, towards the Penice.
  • 626 residents in 2023, down 7.3% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 32.3%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.097 g.

Overview

Bagnaria is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 626 residents, ranked 135 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bagnaria 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 0.097 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 7.3%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bagnaria declared an average taxable income of 23,255 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bagnaria is in climate zone E, with 2,911 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 333 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bagnaria has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

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

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.4% of the land in Bagnaria, 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

Bagnaria 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 Bagnaria.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bagnaria: 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 Bagnaria 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 22 inhabited census areas in Bagnaria. 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 018007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.