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Cassolnovo: 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 Carlo Alberto 2, Cassolnovo.

Cassolnovo, the Lomellina north of Vigevano, towards the Ticino

Coming from the Novara side, Cassolnovo is the first municipality of the Lomellina, the flat rice-growing district of the province of Pavia. It lies north of Vigevano, on the border with Piedmont, among paddies, farmsteads and irrigation channels that reach the woods of the Ticino to the east. Pavia, the provincial capital, is further away than Novara or Milan, and for many residents the everyday town is Vigevano, a few minutes' drive away.

Trains to Milan leave from Vigevano, which also has the hospital, secondary schools and large shops. Buyers find courtyard houses in the centre, detached homes, small blocks of flats and isolated farmsteads in the countryside, some of them very large. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average, and winters are cold and foggy (climate zone E).

There were 6,750 residents in 2023, down 2.7% on 2011. In terms of age the town resembles the rest of the province: an average of 46.9 against 47.1, with over-65s at 24.3%. Foreign residents make up 5.5%.

The province of Pavia has municipalities in seismic zones 3 and 4 on the Civil Protection department's map. Cassolnovo is one of the 27 in zone 4, the lowest, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.041 g. Earthquakes weigh little on the decision here; what matters more is the state of the walls in older houses, often marked by rising damp, and the height of the water table under cellars and garages, which is high where there are rice fields.

In the Ticino valley and near the canals, flood hazard varies greatly from plot to plot, and the report checks it for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here as well, so the report can go from the address to the plot.

Key points

  • Border Lomellina, north of Vigevano and near the Ticino.
  • Trains to Milan from Vigevano station.
  • Seismic zone 4, acceleration about 0.041 g.
  • Population down 2.7% since 2011.

Overview

Cassolnovo is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,750 residents, among the most populous in the province (10 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cassolnovo 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 0.041 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 2.7%. 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 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cassolnovo declared an average taxable income of 24,535 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cassolnovo is in climate zone E, with 2,673 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 120 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cassolnovo has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.9% of the land in Cassolnovo, compared with 9.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cassolnovo 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 Cassolnovo. 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 Cassolnovo: 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 Cassolnovo 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 61 inhabited census areas in Cassolnovo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 018035. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.