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Canneto Pavese: 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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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 Artigianale di Beria 1, Canneto Pavese.

Canneto Pavese, Oltrepò vineyards above the plain

In Canneto Pavese, vines are what you notice first: rows of them cover much of the municipality's hills, which look out over the plain between Broni and Stradella. The centre sits just above two hundred metres; higher up are hamlets and scattered houses along roads that follow the ridges. Stradella, with its railway station, and the motorway junction are a few minutes away.

For a buyer, the key is understanding how a house came about. Many homes are tied to farm work, with a wine cellar, storeroom and sheds for machinery. If the property has outbuildings, check that they are registered with the land registry and that their permitted use matches how you want to use them. Older village houses often have underground cellars that should be checked for damp.

There were 1,288 residents in 2023, down 9.5% on 2011. Over-65s are 29.0%, above the 25.2% of the province of Pavia, and the average age is 49.9 against 47.1. Foreign residents are 9.0%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Canneto is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 156 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.093 g. The risk is moderate, and in brick and stone houses it mostly means checking the roof and how floors are tied into the walls. It is climate zone E, with cold winters.

Using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, the report finds the land parcel and checks the official maps for landslide hazard, which on the Oltrepò hills varies from one slope to the next, and for flooding in the case of lower-lying houses.

Key points

  • Vine-covered Oltrepò hills above the plain between Broni and Stradella.
  • Houses with cellars and farm outbuildings: check their registration.
  • Over-65s at 29.0%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.093 g.

Overview

Canneto Pavese is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,288 residents, ranked 87 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Canneto Pavese 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 9.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Canneto Pavese declared an average taxable income of 24,267 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Canneto Pavese is in climate zone E, with 2,878 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 233 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Canneto Pavese has 3 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 Canneto Pavese.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 15.1% of the land in Canneto Pavese, 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

Canneto Pavese 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 Canneto Pavese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Canneto Pavese: 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 Canneto Pavese 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 28 inhabited census areas in Canneto Pavese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 94.8%
  • good 5.2%

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 018029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.