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Cura Carpignano: 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 Roma 1, Cura Carpignano.

Cura Carpignano, growing countryside east of Pavia

Cura Carpignano lies on the plain east of Pavia, among fields, rows of poplars and farmsteads, with the provincial capital a few kilometres away and Milan within driving distance. Since 2011 the number of residents has risen by 15.3%, reaching 5,038 in 2023: 667 more people, according to Istat, the national statistics office.

As for age, the average is 42.0, against 47.1 in the province of Pavia, and 15.4% of residents are over 65. Households have 2.46 members on average and foreign nationals make up 5.9%. Alongside the old cores, with courtyard houses and farm buildings, there are newer estates of detached houses and small blocks of flats.

For buyers, what matters is the distance to Pavia and the roads towards Milan. The town has basic services: Overture Maps, an open map of places, lists 2 education sites and 6 cafés and restaurants. For the hospital, secondary schools and bigger shopping trips people go to Pavia, and the report measures how far the nearest services are from the address.

In the province of Pavia, 157 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 27 in zone 4. Cura Carpignano is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.072 g, a moderate hazard. In converted farm buildings, ask how the load-bearing walls and floors were dealt with, and for those still to be renovated, budget for a surveyor before completion.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes its maps here and the report traces the address to the land parcel. In countryside crossed by irrigation channels, flood hazard varies from one area to another and should be checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • Farmland east of Pavia, among fields and farmsteads.
  • 5,038 residents, up 15.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 42.0, over-65s at 15.4%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.072 g.

Overview

Cura Carpignano is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,038 residents, ranked 25 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cura Carpignano 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 0.072 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 15.3%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (47). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cura Carpignano declared an average taxable income of 27,130 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cura Carpignano 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 78 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cura Carpignano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 15.3% of the land in Cura Carpignano, 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

Cura Carpignano 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 Cura Carpignano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cura Carpignano: 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 Cura Carpignano 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 22 inhabited census areas in Cura Carpignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 39.2%
  • good 60.8%

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 018060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.