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Borgo San Giovanni: 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 Conte Camillo Benso di Cavour 1, Borgo San Giovanni.

Borgo San Giovanni, a growing village on the Lodi plain

In a decade when many small municipalities lost people, Borgo San Giovanni went the other way. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,466 residents in 2023, up 11.4% on 2011. The village lies on the Lodi plain, a few kilometres from Lodi, among farmland, irrigation channels and old farmsteads, and newer residential streets have been added around the old core.

Buyers here usually want a house with a garden while staying within driving distance of Lodi and southern Milan. Local services are few, with 2 school-related places, 1 pharmacy and 4 cafés and restaurants, so for shopping and secondary schools people go to Lodi. Homes are mostly small villas, terraced houses and recent low blocks; in converted farmhouses, ask how damp and insulation were dealt with.

The population is young for Lombardy. The average age is 42.2, against 45.4 for the province of Lodi, and over-65s make up 17.8%, well below the provincial 22.6%. Foreign residents account for 10.0%. Declared incomes are just below the Lodi average.

A high share of land is built up for a farming municipality, a sign of recent expansion. On a plain cut through by canals and streams the most useful check is flooding: the report reads the official flood hazard maps for the address.

All 60 municipalities in the province of Lodi are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification; expected ground acceleration here is about 0.070 g, a low value. For a buyer, the energy rating, heating and, in newer buildings, the quality of the finish matter more. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • Lodi plain, a few kilometres from Lodi.
  • Population up 11.4% since 2011, over-65s at 17.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3 like the whole province, low acceleration.
  • Canals and channels: check flood maps for the address.

Overview

Borgo San Giovanni is a municipality in the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,466 residents, ranked 27 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgo San Giovanni 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 0.070 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 11.4%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (45). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgo San Giovanni declared an average taxable income of 25,447 euros, below the provincial average (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borgo San Giovanni is in climate zone E, with 2,592 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 77 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgo San Giovanni 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 Borgo San Giovanni.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 20.4% of the land in Borgo San Giovanni, 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

Borgo San Giovanni 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 Borgo San Giovanni.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgo San Giovanni: 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 San Giovanni 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 22 inhabited census areas in Borgo San Giovanni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 11.4%
  • fair 88.6%

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 098005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.