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Carbonara al Ticino: 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 Roma 1, Carbonara al Ticino.

Carbonara al Ticino, on the river just outside Pavia

Carbonara al Ticino lies on the plain just west of Pavia, along the river Ticino, inside the park that protects the river valley. The village is small, with a centre of low houses and a few newer residential areas, surrounded by fields, rice paddies and riverside woodland. Pavia is close by and remains the reference for work, the hospital, the university and schools.

The river is the first thing to consider. The lower areas towards the Ticino behave differently from the built-up centre, and the report checks the official flood maps for the exact address. It is also worth asking whether cellars or ground floors have ever taken water. In the open public transport timetables the municipality has no railway stops (0), so for trains you go to Pavia.

There were 1,433 residents in 2023, down 5.5% on 2011, when there were 1,516. The average age is 47.0, in line with 47.1 for the province, and over-65s make up 24.4%. Foreign residents account for 8.5%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Carbonara is in zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 157 of the 184 municipalities around Pavia, with expected ground acceleration of 0.065 g. The hazard is moderate: in an older house, look first at damp, insulation and the heating and electrics.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel, along with distances to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • Plain west of Pavia, along the Ticino.
  • Flood hazard near the river to check by address.
  • Residents down 5.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.065 g.

Overview

Carbonara al Ticino is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,433 residents, ranked 83 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carbonara al Ticino 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 0.065 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carbonara al Ticino declared an average taxable income of 26,172 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carbonara al Ticino is in climate zone E, with 2,619 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 83 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carbonara al Ticino 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 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.4% of the land in Carbonara al Ticino, compared with 9.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Carbonara al Ticino 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 Carbonara al Ticino, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Carbonara al Ticino: 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 Carbonara al Ticino 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 18 inhabited census areas in Carbonara al Ticino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 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 018030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.