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Calvignasco: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Roma 2, Calvignasco.

Calvignasco, farmland south-west of Milan towards Pavia

Calvignasco is a small municipality in the metropolitan city of Milan, in the irrigated farmland south-west of the city, around Abbiategrasso and towards the border with the province of Pavia. Around it are rice fields, maize, irrigation ditches and farmsteads; Milan is within driving distance, and many residents commute to the city or to nearby towns.

The village is holding its own. There were 1,207 residents in 2023, 2.1% more than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is young for the area: an average age of 44.7 against 45.6 in the metropolitan city, with over-65s at 21.6% against 23.0%. Foreign residents make up 5.6%. Declared incomes are below the Milan average.

Buyers find detached and terraced houses built in recent decades, village houses and a few farmsteads converted into homes. The climate zone is E, with cold, foggy winters, so the insulation of the house matters. With new houses ask for the energy rating, with older ones check the roof and damp in the walls.

Seismic hazard is low: Calvignasco is in zone 4 of the national classification, like 73 of the 133 municipalities in the metropolitan city, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.048 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) land registry covers the municipality, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel. On a plain criss-crossed by irrigation ditches and canals, flood hazard is read on the official maps for each house.

Key points

  • Irrigated farmland south-west of Milan, towards Pavia.
  • Population up 2.1% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 21.6%, below the metropolitan 23.0%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.048 g.

Overview

Calvignasco is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,207 residents, among the smallest in the province (131 of 133).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calvignasco is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (73 of 133) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.048 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 grown by 2.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calvignasco declared an average taxable income of 28,600 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calvignasco is in climate zone E, with 2,623 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 105 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calvignasco has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 22.3% of the land in Calvignasco, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Calvignasco 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Calvignasco. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calvignasco: 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 Calvignasco 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 5 inhabited census areas in Calvignasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 91.3%
  • good 8.7%

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 015042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.