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Barbianello: 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 Roma 1, Barbianello.

Barbianello, Oltrepò lowland with a railway station

Barbianello lies in the flat part of the Oltrepò Pavese, south of the Po, where the land is still level and the first vine-covered hills show on the horizon. The village, at about 70 metres, is surrounded by farmland, and its most practical asset for anyone working elsewhere is the railway station. Pavia and Voghera are the reference towns for work and services.

The official timetables list 2 train and bus routes serving the municipality, and the report measures the distance from each address to the nearest stop. Check real frequencies and times, because in small places services can be sparse outside peak hours.

Homes are mostly village houses, detached houses and the odd farmstead. On the plain near the great river the water table can be high: rising damp in walls and cellars that flood are the points to look at during a viewing. The climate zone is E, with winter fog.

The population is almost stable: 883 residents in 2023, just 0.8% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age of 47.0 is almost the same as the provincial 47.1, over-65s are 25.6% and foreign residents 11.4%. Households average 2.39 people. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

The Civil Protection department places the municipality in seismic zone 3, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province of Pavia, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.087 g. Flood hazard from the Po and the canals is checked for each address on the official maps. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Oltrepò Pavese lowland, south of the Po.
  • Railway station: 2 train and bus routes in the timetables.
  • 883 residents, almost unchanged since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3; flood hazard checked by address.

Overview

Barbianello is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 883 residents, ranked 112 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Barbianello 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 0.087 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Barbianello declared an average taxable income of 24,558 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Barbianello 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 67 metres above sea level.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 1.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.0% of the land in Barbianello, 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

Barbianello 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 Barbianello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Barbianello: 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 Barbianello 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 13 inhabited census areas in Barbianello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 39.2%
  • good 60.8%

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 018008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.