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Fombio: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lodi, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Cesare Battisti 1, Fombio.

Fombio, on the Lodi plain between Codogno and the Po

The southern part of the province of Lodi is open plain, fields and farmsteads right up to the embankments of the Po, and Fombio is a typical village of the area: just over fifty metres above sea level, a compact centre and farming hamlets around it. Codogno is close and Piacenza lies just across the river, and for many residents these two matter as much as Lodi.

Buyers usually come for space at provincial prices: small villas, terraced and semi-detached houses on the newer estates, and a few farm courtyards to restore in the countryside. Work is often outside the village, in Codogno, the Piacenza area or around Milan, and Codogno station is the one people use for trains. On the plain, with the water table close to the surface, check cellars and basements.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 2,256 residents in 2023, down 1.4% since 2011, so broadly stable. The average age of 45.0 is in line with the 45.4 of the province, over-65s are 19.2% and foreign residents 5.7%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Fombio is in seismic zone 3 on the scale kept by the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department), like 59 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.082 g. That is moderate, but with an old farm building it is worth having walls and roof checked.

Being near the Po and the canals, the official flood maps are worth a look: the report for the address shows them for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Plain village south of Lodi, near Codogno.
  • Piacenza a short distance away, across the Po.
  • 2,256 residents, down 1.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.082 g.

Overview

Fombio is a municipality in the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,256 residents, ranked 29 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fombio is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 60 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.082 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 1.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fombio declared an average taxable income of 27,126 euros, in line with the province (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fombio is in climate zone E, with 2,701 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 56 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fombio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 Fombio.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 21.0% of the land in Fombio, compared with 12.4% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fombio 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 Fombio, and 4 more have 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 Fombio: 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 Fombio 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 13 inhabited census areas in Fombio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.2%
  • good 95.8%

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 098026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.