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Cergnago: 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 Castello 1, Cergnago.

Cergnago, a village in the Lomellina

The Lomellina is the plain of the province of Pavia west of the Ticino and north of the Po: flat countryside crossed by irrigation ditches and canals, with courtyard farmsteads and small, compact villages. Cergnago is one of them, at around 100 metres, and it looks to Mortara and Vigevano, the main towns of the Lomellina, for services, secondary schools and work; Milan and Pavia are within driving distance for commuters.

Water is the thing to look at. In countryside full of canals and with a water table that is often close to the surface, ask whether cellars or ground floors have ever had water coming in, and check the official flood maps for the exact address in the report. Houses are mostly detached or village houses with a courtyard; courtyard farmsteads, when they come up for sale, need substantial work and checks that any converted parts are properly authorised.

In 2023 there were 672 residents, 82 fewer than in 2011 (down 10.9%). The estimated average age is 50.3, against 47.1 in the province of Pavia, and over-65s are 29.3% against 25.2%. Foreign residents make up 5.2%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is low: Cergnago is in zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, along with 26 other municipalities in the province, while 157 are in zone 3. Expected acceleration is about 0.046 g. In old houses on the plain, rising damp, insulation and the services weigh more.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published here too, and from the address the report reaches the land parcel and the building.

Key points

  • Lomellina plain village, among irrigation ditches and canals.
  • Flooding and damp: checked on the official maps by address.
  • 672 residents, down 10.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.046 g.

Overview

Cergnago is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 672 residents, ranked 131 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cergnago 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 0.046 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 10.9%. 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 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cergnago declared an average taxable income of 22,841 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cergnago 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 100 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cergnago has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.7% of the land in Cergnago, 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

Cergnago 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 Cergnago.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cergnago: 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 Cergnago 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 8 inhabited census areas in Cergnago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 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 018045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.