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Bascapè: 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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Bascapè, Pavia plain between Milan and Lodi

Bascapè is a lowland municipality in the north-east of Pavia province, in the farming belt between Pavia, Milan and Lodi. The landscape is one of irrigated fields, with farmsteads, irrigation ditches and straight roads, and a small, compact village centre.

Location is the main reason people move here: Milan is within commuting distance by car, as are Pavia and Lodi. The market offers detached houses, recent terraced homes and a few restored farmsteads. Average incomes are below the provincial level. In low-lying areas and near canals, look at the flood maps and the condition of cellars and ground floors.

The village is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,797 residents in 2023, up 4.8% on 2011. The average age is 44.7, lower than the 47.1 of Pavia province, and over-65s make up 20.8% against 25.2% across the province. Foreign residents account for 12.5%.

Bascapè is in seismic zone 3, like 156 other municipalities in the Pavia area, with an expected acceleration of 0.062 g, a low value. With newer houses, build quality, energy rating and systems matter; with older ones, roofs, damp and the permits for extensions.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report traces the address back to the land parcel and measures the actual distance to schools, shops and pharmacies.

Key points

  • Lowland municipality in Pavia province, between Pavia, Milan and Lodi.
  • Population up 4.8% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.7, against 47.1 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.062 g.

Overview

Bascapè is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,797 residents, ranked 60 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bascapè 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 0.062 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 grown by 4.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bascapè declared an average taxable income of 24,570 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bascapè is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 89 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bascapè has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 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 Bascapè.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.2% of the land in Bascapè, 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

Bascapè 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 Bascapè.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bascapè: 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 Bascapè 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 14 inhabited census areas in Bascapè. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 018009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.