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Cava Manara: 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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Cava Manara.

Cava Manara, across the Ticino south-west of Pavia

From Cava Manara, Pavia is just across the river Ticino, a few minutes' drive away. The municipality lies on the plain between the Ticino and the Po, south-west of the city, and over the years it has become a residential town for people working in Pavia: small villas, low blocks of flats and newer developments around the old core, with fields all around.

For Milan you almost always go via Pavia, which has the station with trains to the city and access to the main roads. Daily trips, including secondary school and hospital visits, head towards Pavia.

At the end of 2023 there were 6,677 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 1.4% on 2011. The estimated average age of 47.6 is in line with the province (47.1), over-65s make up 25.7% and foreign residents 7.7%. Declared incomes are slightly above the Pavia average.

In the province of Pavia the prevailing seismic zone in the Civil Protection classification is zone 3, covering 157 of 184 municipalities; the other 27 are in zone 4. In Cava Manara expected ground acceleration is about 0.074 g, which is low. The practical advice is more about damp: on a river plain, ask whether cellars, garages and ground floors have ever had water coming in.

Being close to two major rivers makes the check on the exact spot important. The report looks up the official flood maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published for the municipality.

Key points

  • Plain between the Ticino and the Po, south-west of Pavia.
  • Population up 1.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.074 g.
  • Near two rivers: check flood hazard per address.

Overview

Cava Manara is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,677 residents, among the most populous in the province (12 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cava Manara 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 0.074 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 grown by 1.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cava Manara declared an average taxable income of 27,015 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cava Manara 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 79 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cava Manara has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 4 healthcare facilities and 7 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.2% of the land in Cava Manara, 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

Cava Manara 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 Cava Manara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cava Manara: 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 Cava Manara 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 41 inhabited census areas in Cava Manara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 43.2%
  • good 56.8%

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 018041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.