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Frascarolo: 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 Giulio del Carretto 1, Frascarolo.

Frascarolo, Lomellina rice fields towards the Po

The Lomellina is the rice-growing plain in the western part of the province of Pavia, between the rivers Sesia, Ticino and Po, and Frascarolo covers a stretch of its southern part, not far from the Po. The land is flat, below 100 metres, divided into paddies, channels and farmsteads; the village is compact, with low houses and courtyards.

Buyers here find detached houses, often with a yard or outbuilding, and large farmsteads, some needing restoration. For work and services people look to the bigger Lomellina towns and, across the Po, to Piedmont, always by car. The climate zone is E: foggy, damp winters, hot, muggy summers, and older houses that need watching for rising damp. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The village is ageing. There were 1,098 residents in 2023, down 9.6% on 2011; the average age is 52.1 against 47.1 for the province, and over-65s are 34.5%, against 25.2% across the province. Foreign nationals make up 6.5%.

Frascarolo is in seismic zone 3, like 156 other municipalities around Pavia, with a low expected ground acceleration of 0.052 g. In farmsteads, roofs, timber floors and foundations on alluvial soil matter more.

Near the Po and the channels, water is the issue to check. The report reads the official flood maps for the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, traces the land parcel, which is useful for a farmstead with land.

Key points

  • Southern Lomellina, rice fields and farmsteads not far from the Po.
  • Over-65s at 34.5%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Residents down 9.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.052 g.

Overview

Frascarolo is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,098 residents, ranked 93 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Frascarolo 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 0.052 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 9.6%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Frascarolo declared an average taxable income of 22,390 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Frascarolo is in climate zone E, with 2,715 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 87 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Frascarolo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports 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 Frascarolo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.0% of the land in Frascarolo, 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

Frascarolo 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 Frascarolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Frascarolo: 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 Frascarolo 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 15 inhabited census areas in Frascarolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 018065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.