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Cornale e Bastida: 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 Conte Camillo Benso di Cavour 1, Cornale e Bastida.

Cornale e Bastida, two villages joined on the Oltrepò plain

The municipality of Cornale e Bastida was created by merging two small villages on the Oltrepò plain south of Pavia, Cornale and Bastida de' Dossi, and it keeps the two separate centres surrounded by fields. It is low, flat land at around 75 metres, close to the river Po, with farmsteads, poplar plantations and country roads.

Buyers here will find detached houses, small villas and farmsteads, often with plenty of outdoor space, and a daily life that depends on the car: jobs, secondary schools and healthcare are in the larger towns nearby. The climate is zone E, with fog and damp in winter and muggy heat in summer; damp walls and insulation are the first things to look at.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 810 residents in 2023, 9.5% fewer than the 895 of 2011. The average age is 48.6 (province 47.1), over-65s make up 28.8% and foreign residents 10.6%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is moderate: the municipality is in zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province of Pavia, while the other 27 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.067 g.

Near the Po, flooding is the issue that needs most care: the hazard differs greatly between the floodplain inside the embankments and the land protected by them, and the report checks the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report finds the land parcel from the address in both of the villages that make up the municipality.

Key points

  • Created by merging Cornale and Bastida de' Dossi.
  • Oltrepò plain near the Po: flood hazard to be checked.
  • Residents down 9.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.067 g.

Overview

Cornale e Bastida is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 810 residents, ranked 117 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cornale e Bastida 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 0.067 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 9.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cornale e Bastida declared an average taxable income of 26,115 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cornale e Bastida 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 77 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cornale e Bastida has 1 school.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.7% of the land in Cornale e Bastida, 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

Cornale e Bastida 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 Cornale e Bastida.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cornale e Bastida: 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 Cornale e Bastida 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 Cornale e Bastida. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 50 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 018191. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.