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Breme: 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 Dottore Magnani 1, Breme.

Breme, Lomellina lowlands near the Sesia and the Po

Breme is a village in the Lomellina, the plain of the province of Pavia west of the Ticino, close to where the Sesia flows into the Po. It is known for the Benedictine abbey of San Pietro, of medieval origin, and for its red onion, which the village celebrates every year with a food festival. The town hall stands at about a hundred metres above sea level, surrounded by fields and farmsteads.

For buyers, the first check concerns water: between two large rivers the official flood maps matter more than anything else, and the report reads them for the exact address along with the elevation of the ground. Homes are mainly village houses, courtyard houses and farmhouses; in older buildings, rising damp, the roof and the systems are the points to look at, with foggy climate zone E winters. Fuller services are in the larger towns of the Lomellina, reached by car.

The population has shrunk and aged: at the end of 2023 there were 706 residents, 147 fewer than the 853 of 2011 (down 17.2%). The average age is 51.0 against 47.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 34.0% against 25.2%. Foreign residents are 11.2%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

Breme is in seismic zone 4, like 26 other municipalities in the province of Pavia, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.044 g: a low hazard.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces an address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Lomellina village near where the Sesia meets the Po.
  • Abbey of San Pietro and the red onion of Breme.
  • Over-65s at 34.0%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.044 g.

Overview

Breme is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 706 residents, ranked 127 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Breme is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 27 of 184 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.044 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 17.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Breme declared an average taxable income of 22,894 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Breme is in climate zone E, with 2,812 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 101 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Breme has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.9% of the land in Breme, 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

Breme 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 Breme; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Breme: 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 Breme 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 11 inhabited census areas in Breme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 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 018022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.