Corteolona e Genzone: 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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Corteolona e Genzone, the Pavia plain towards the Po
The municipality of Corteolona e Genzone was created in 2016 by merging the two villages, in the plain east of Pavia, along the southern Olona river and not far from the Po. Corteolona has a long history: its name recalls the royal court of the Lombard kings that stood here. Today it is a farming and residential town, with a railway station on the line to Pavia, used by people working in Pavia or travelling on to Milan.
Most homes are detached houses or small blocks of flats, with old farmsteads and courtyard houses in the countryside. The land is flat and low: if you are buying near watercourses or canals, the flood maps are the first thing to check. The climate is zone E, with foggy winters, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
What sets the municipality apart is its share of foreign residents, 24.9%, very high even for Lombardy. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,540 residents in 2023, up 2.0% since 2011, with an average age of 45.5, lower than the 47.1 of the province of Pavia, and 23.7% over 65.
Corteolona e Genzone is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.083 g. With a farmstead or courtyard house, check the load-bearing walls, timber floors and roof.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published: the report traces the address to its land parcel, then checks the official flood maps for that spot.
Key points
- Created in 2016 by merging Corteolona and Genzone
- Railway station on the line to Pavia
- Foreign residents 24.9%, population up 2.0%
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.083 g
Overview
Corteolona e Genzone is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,540 residents, ranked 47 of 184 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corteolona e Genzone 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 0.083 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 2.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (47). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 24.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corteolona e Genzone declared an average taxable income of 23,842 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Corteolona e Genzone is in climate zone E, with 2,628 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 71 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corteolona e Genzone has 3 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.4 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 15.5% of the land in Corteolona e Genzone, 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
Corteolona e Genzone 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Corteolona e Genzone, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Corteolona e Genzone: 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 Corteolona e Genzone 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 27 inhabited census areas in Corteolona e Genzone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 20.9%
- good 79.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 018192. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.