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Castelnovetto: 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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Castelnovetto, a farming village in the Lomellina

The Lomellina is open plain, made up of fields, canals and farmsteads, and Castelnovetto is one of its small farming centres, at about 110 metres above sea level. Distances are covered by car: Mortara, Vigevano and Vercelli are where people go for work, secondary schools and services.

The village has lost residents: 504 in 2023, 120 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 19.2% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The mean age is 50.4, against 47.1 for the province of Pavia, over-65s are 29.2% and foreign residents 7.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

House hunters mostly find courtyard houses, farmsteads and village homes, often large ones. That size needs careful thought: big roofs, outbuildings and barns are costly to maintain, and before signing you should be clear which parts are habitable, which are shared with other owners and whether past conversions are fully authorised.

Earthquake risk is low. Castelnovetto is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, along with 27 of the 184 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.039 g. The climate zone is E, with fog and damp winters that make insulation important.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report traces the address to the land parcel. On a plain crossed by irrigation canals and watercourses, the most useful check concerns flooding, which the report runs on the official maps for the exact location of the house.

Key points

  • Lomellina plain, at about 110 metres.
  • 504 residents in 2023, 120 fewer than in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest: acceleration about 0.039 g.
  • Courtyard houses and farmsteads: size, shared parts and permits.

Overview

Castelnovetto is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 504 residents, ranked 148 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelnovetto 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 0.039 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 19.2%. 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 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelnovetto declared an average taxable income of 21,413 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelnovetto is in climate zone E, with 2,680 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 111 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelnovetto has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 Castelnovetto.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.9% of the land in Castelnovetto, 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

Castelnovetto 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 open contaminated sites in Castelnovetto; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelnovetto: 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 Castelnovetto 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 11 inhabited census areas in Castelnovetto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 018040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.