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Borgo Priolo: 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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Borgo Priolo, vineyards and hills of the Oltrepò Pavese

In the belt of vine-covered hills south of Casteggio, in the Oltrepò Pavese (the part of the province of Pavia south of the Po), lies Borgo Priolo. The area is made up of hamlets and farmsteads scattered among the vineyards, in the typical landscape of Oltrepò wine country. Casteggio and Voghera, with the railway and the Via Emilia, are the towns people rely on; Pavia and Milan are reached by car.

Food and wine tourism shows in the data: Overture Maps lists 10 cafés and restaurants, 7.98 per 1,000 inhabitants against 4.35 in the province. Buyers will find farmhouses to renovate, village houses and detached homes, often with land. Before making an offer, check the access road, water supply and drainage, which cannot be taken for granted in scattered houses.

The population is ageing. There were 1,253 residents in 2023, down 9.3% on the 1,382 of 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.9, against 47.1 in the province, and over-65s are 30.8% (25.2% around Pavia). Foreign residents are 10.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 156 other municipalities in the province of Pavia, while 27 are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.093 g.

On the Oltrepò hills the ground deserves attention: the report checks the official landslide maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, which cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Vine-covered hills of the Oltrepò Pavese, south of Casteggio.
  • 10 cafés and restaurants for 1,253 residents.
  • Over-65s at 30.8%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.093 g.

Overview

Borgo Priolo is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,253 residents, ranked 88 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgo Priolo 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 0.093 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 9.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgo Priolo declared an average taxable income of 23,563 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borgo Priolo is in climate zone E, with 2,685 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 144 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgo Priolo has 2 schools 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 Borgo Priolo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.9% of the land in Borgo Priolo, compared with 9.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Borgo Priolo is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Borgo Priolo; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgo Priolo: 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 Borgo Priolo 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 52 inhabited census areas in Borgo Priolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 76.6%
  • good 23.4%

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 018016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.