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Cigognola: 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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For example: Via Vallescuropasso 1, Cigognola.

Cigognola, the castle and vineyards above Broni

The Oltrepò Pavese hills begin just south of Broni and Stradella, and Cigognola is one of the first villages you reach on the way up. The castle stands in the upper part of the village, and all around are vineyards, the main farming activity here. Pavia and Piacenza are about half an hour by road, Milan around an hour, and the Turin to Piacenza motorway has a junction at Broni-Stradella.

The population is older than the provincial average: an average age of 49.3 against 47.1, and over-65s at 31.5% against 25.2% in the province of Pavia. There were 1,294 residents in 2023, 5.1% fewer than in 2011, and foreign residents are 11.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buying here means choosing between village houses, farmhouses among the vines and detached homes on the slopes. If a property comes with land, be clear from the start about what you are buying: vineyard, woodland or garden have different uses and costs, and the cadastral record (visura catastale) shows how each is registered. Hill roads are narrow and steep, and in winter (climate zone E) ice is something to allow for.

Seismic risk is moderate. The province of Pavia has 157 municipalities in zone 3 and 27 in zone 4; Cigognola is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.092 g.

On the Oltrepò slopes, landslides need checking house by house. The report reads the official maps for the address and, with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • First hills of the Oltrepò Pavese, above Broni and Stradella.
  • Over-65s at 31.5%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.092 g.
  • Houses with vineyard or woodland: check how the land is registered.

Overview

Cigognola is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,294 residents, ranked 86 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cigognola 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 0.092 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 5.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cigognola declared an average taxable income of 23,897 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cigognola is in climate zone E, with 2,998 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 309 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 Cigognola.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.8% of the land in Cigognola, 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

Cigognola 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 Cigognola.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cigognola: 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 Cigognola 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 30 inhabited census areas in Cigognola. 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 018049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.