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Gambarana: 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 Marchese Alfonso Corti 1, Gambarana.

Gambarana, a small municipality on the Lomellina plain

Lomellina is the part of the province of Pavia, in Lombardy, enclosed by the rivers Ticino, Po and Sesia: a wide plain criss-crossed by canals and irrigation ditches, with small villages and farmsteads spaced well apart. Gambarana is one of those villages, at just over 80 metres above sea level, with a compact centre and open farmland all around.

It is a tiny and ageing municipality. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 193 residents, down 20.2% from 242 in 2011. The estimated average age is 55.4, against 47.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 34.7%. Households average 1.75 people and foreign residents account for 7.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For a buyer the choice is between village houses with a courtyard, often in solid brick, and farmsteads with barns and stables that can only be converted with a proper project. On the plain the questions are about rising damp, the state of the roof and whether farm buildings can legally be turned into homes. For work, secondary schools and services people drive to the larger towns of Lomellina or towards Pavia.

Gambarana is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province, but expected ground acceleration is low, about 0.058 g. Water deserves more attention here: on a plain crossed by rivers and canals, flood-prone areas need checking spot by spot.

The report does this for the address, using the official flood maps, and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Lomellina plain, at just over 80 metres above sea level.
  • 193 residents in 2023, down 20.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 34.7%, average age 55.4.
  • Seismic zone 3 with low acceleration, about 0.058 g.

Overview

Gambarana is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 193 residents, among the smallest in the province (174 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gambarana 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 0.058 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 20.2%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (47). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gambarana declared an average taxable income of 23,160 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gambarana 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 83 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Gambarana has 1 healthcare facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.5% of the land in Gambarana, 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

Gambarana 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 Gambarana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gambarana: 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 Gambarana 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 4 inhabited census areas in Gambarana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 018067. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.