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Battuda: 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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Battuda, a small farming village on the plain near Pavia

Fields, farmsteads and a compact cluster of houses: Battuda is a municipality on the Pavia plain, a short way from the provincial capital. The land is flat and the landscape is the farmland of the Lombard plain, with provincial roads linking the village to its neighbours and to Pavia. If you work in town, the car is the realistic option, and it is worth testing the journey at rush hour before deciding.

The population has grown. In 2023 there were 669, up 14.9% on the 582 of 2011, or 87 more people. The age profile is younger than the province too: the average age is 45.5, against 47.1, and over-65s are 18.4% of residents compared with 25.2% across the province of Pavia. Households have 2.18 members on average and foreign residents are 7.5%. Average declared income is close to the provincial figure, slightly below it.

Buyers here often choose between a recent house, a detached home or a flat in a small block, and an old farmhouse or courtyard house to restore. In the second case, ask for all the building permits and check the roof and the systems. On the plain, slopes are not an issue; in lower-lying spots and near watercourses, however, flood hazard should be checked for the address on the official maps the report uses.

Earthquake hazard is low. Battuda is in seismic zone 3, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.054 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Farming village on the Pavia plain, a short way from Pavia.
  • 669 residents, up 14.9% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 18.4%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.054 g.

Overview

Battuda is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 669 residents, ranked 132 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Battuda 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 grown by 14.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Battuda declared an average taxable income of 25,596 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Battuda 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 98 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Battuda has 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.8% of the land in Battuda, 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

Battuda 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 Battuda.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Battuda: 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 Battuda 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 10 inhabited census areas in Battuda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 018012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.