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Borgoratto Mormorolo: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Borgoratto Mormorolo.

Borgoratto Mormorolo, Oltrepò hills above Voghera

The Oltrepò Pavese is the part of the province of Pavia south of the river Po, and its hills rise from the plain around Voghera and Casteggio towards the Apennines. Borgoratto Mormorolo lies in this hill belt, at around 330 metres, with hamlets and houses scattered among vineyards, woods and meadows. There is no recorded public transport: for work, school and services people drive down to Voghera, Casteggio or Pavia.

The market offers rural houses, farmsteads, small villas and village homes, often with land. Many come here looking for a house in the hills within reasonable reach of Milan and Pavia. The main checks are the access road, water, internet connection, the roof and insulation: this is climate zone F and winters are cold.

In 2023 there were 398 residents, down 5.9% on 2011. Foreign residents account for 26.6%; the estimated average age is 51.3 against 47.1 for the province, and over-65s make up 28.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Borgoratto Mormorolo is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 156 other municipalities in the province of Pavia, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.095 g. On the Oltrepò hills the ground matters more than earthquakes: clay slopes can move, and landslide hazard should be checked for the individual plot on the official maps.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address, useful to see which land and farm buildings are included in the sale.

Key points

  • Oltrepò Pavese hills, among vineyards and woods.
  • No recorded public transport: you drive to Voghera.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.095 g.
  • 398 residents in 2023, foreign residents at 26.6%.

Overview

Borgoratto Mormorolo is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 398 residents, ranked 158 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgoratto Mormorolo 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 0.095 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 5.9%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 26.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgoratto Mormorolo declared an average taxable income of 20,068 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borgoratto Mormorolo is in climate zone F, with 3,053 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 326 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Borgoratto Mormorolo has 1 grocery shop.

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 Borgoratto Mormorolo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.7% of the land in Borgoratto Mormorolo, 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

Borgoratto Mormorolo 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 contaminated sites in Borgoratto Mormorolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgoratto Mormorolo: 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 Borgoratto Mormorolo 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 21 inhabited census areas in Borgoratto Mormorolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 018017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.