Castelletto di Branduzzo: 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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Castelletto di Branduzzo, the Oltrepò plain towards the Po
Between Voghera and the river Po lies the flat part of the Oltrepò Pavese, a landscape of cereal fields, poplar plantations and farmhouses, and Castelletto di Branduzzo is one of its small municipalities, at around 70 metres. Houses are gathered around old farm courtyards, with a few areas of newer detached homes.
Daily life looks mainly to Voghera, with its hospital, railway station, secondary schools and shops, and to Pavia for the university and larger offices. It is hard to manage without a car. Buyers find detached houses with courtyards, modern homes and farmhouses, some of them large, which need careful assessment of the roof, damp in the walls and heating costs. The climate zone is E: fog in winter, humid heat in summer and mosquitoes on evenings near the irrigated fields.
There were 989 residents in 2023, 4.6% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.3, against 47.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 28.4%. Foreign residents are 9.6%. Declared incomes are close to the average for the province of Pavia.
Castelletto di Branduzzo is in seismic zone 3 along with 156 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.080 g. The hazard is moderate, and for a farmhouse with extensions from different periods, a structural survey before buying avoids surprises.
The cadastre published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) lets the report go from the address to the plot. On a plain near the Po, crossed by ditches and canals, the official flood maps should be read for the individual house.
Key points
- Small municipality on the Oltrepò plain, between Voghera and the Po.
- Voghera for the hospital, station and secondary schools.
- 989 residents in 2023, over-65s at 28.4%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.080 g.
Overview
Castelletto di Branduzzo is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 989 residents, ranked 102 of 184 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelletto di Branduzzo 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 0.080 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelletto di Branduzzo declared an average taxable income of 25,314 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelletto di Branduzzo 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 70 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelletto di Branduzzo has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 sports facilities.
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 Castelletto di Branduzzo.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.6% of the land in Castelletto di Branduzzo, compared with 9.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Castelletto di Branduzzo 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 contaminated sites in Castelletto di Branduzzo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelletto di Branduzzo: 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 Castelletto di Branduzzo 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 22 inhabited census areas in Castelletto di Branduzzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.6%
- fair 46.3%
- good 53.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 018038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.