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Ceretto Lomellina: 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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Ceretto Lomellina, farmsteads on the Pavia plain

The name already tells you where you are: Ceretto is a small municipality in Lomellina, the plain of the province of Pavia west of the river Ticino, in Lombardy. The land is flat, at about a hundred metres above sea level, divided by farm tracks, canals and rows of trees, with a compact village and a few farmsteads out in the fields. The area's main towns, Mortara and Vigevano, are where people go for services, schools and work.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 191 residents, against 205 in 2011: a fall of 6.8%. The estimated average age is 50.1, a little above the 47.1 of the province, and over-65s make up 26.7%. Households average 2.01 people and foreign residents account for 7.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The housing is typical of the Lombard plain: courtyard houses, solid brick buildings, porticoes and hay barns. Many of these buildings are large and need substantial work. Before buying, check for rising damp in the ground-floor walls, the state of the roofs and how much of the building is already registered as a dwelling. Anyone working elsewhere will rely on a car for every trip.

One difference from much of the province: Ceretto is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class in the Civil Protection classification, while most municipalities around Pavia are in zone 3. In the province, 27 out of 184 municipalities are in zone 4, and here expected ground acceleration is about 0.041 g.

On the plain, water is what needs checking. The report looks at the official flood maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Lomellina plain, with Mortara and Vigevano as the main towns.
  • 191 residents in 2023, down 6.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, while most of the province is in zone 3.
  • Courtyard houses and barns: check damp and roofs.

Overview

Ceretto Lomellina is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 191 residents, among the smallest in the province (175 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ceretto Lomellina 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 6.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ceretto Lomellina declared an average taxable income of 20,937 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ceretto Lomellina is in climate zone E, with 2,641 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 109 metres above sea level.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.0% of the land in Ceretto Lomellina, 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

Ceretto Lomellina 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 Ceretto Lomellina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ceretto Lomellina: 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 Ceretto Lomellina 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 5 inhabited census areas in Ceretto Lomellina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 018044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.