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Bertonico: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lodi, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Bertonico.

Bertonico, farmsteads and fields on the Lodi plain

Irrigated fields, rows of poplars and large courtyard farmsteads make up the landscape of Bertonico, a farming municipality in the Lodi area, south-east of Milan, on the low plain not far from the River Adda. The village is small and compact, with village houses, a few low blocks of flats and detached homes built in recent decades.

Buyers here are usually after space and quiet, and accept that the car is needed for everything: Lodi, Codogno and the province's larger towns are the reference points for work, secondary schools and hospital care, while Milan means a longer journey. Farmsteads for sale are often large, with barns and stables to convert, and a project like that needs planning with a surveyor from day one. Climate zone E means cold, foggy winters. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 1,063 residents, down 9.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.1 against 45.4 in the province, and over-65s are 26.6%, compared with 22.6% provincially. Foreign nationals make up 14.0% of residents.

All 60 municipalities in the province of Lodi are in seismic zone 3. In Bertonico the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.076 g, a low value. In a brick farm building, the roof, floors and damp matter most.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report reaches the plot from the address, which also helps to understand the boundaries and land of a farmstead. Near the Adda and the irrigation channels, the official flood maps are checked for the address.

Key points

  • Farming municipality near the Adda, in the Lodi area.
  • All 60 municipalities in Lodi province in seismic zone 3.
  • Foreign nationals 14.0%, over-65s at 26.6%.
  • Residents down 9.0% since 2011.

Overview

Bertonico is a municipality in the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,063 residents, among the smallest in the province (55 of 60).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bertonico is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 60 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.076 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 9.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bertonico declared an average taxable income of 24,753 euros, below the provincial average (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bertonico is in climate zone E, with 2,549 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 63 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bertonico has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.4% of the land in Bertonico, compared with 12.4% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bertonico 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 open contaminated sites in Bertonico; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bertonico: 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 Bertonico 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 19 inhabited census areas in Bertonico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 098002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.