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Garlasco: 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: Corso Camillo Benso di Cavour 1, Garlasco.

Garlasco, rice fields and a railway in the Lomellina

Garlasco is one of the larger towns of the Lomellina, the rice-growing plain between the Ticino, the Po and the Sesia rivers. Pavia lies to the east, Vigevano to the north and Mortara to the west, and all around the town the land is laid out in flooded paddies, irrigation ditches and old farmsteads. Outside the town stands the sanctuary of the Madonna della Bozzola, a pilgrimage site for the whole area.

The Pavia to Mortara railway has a station in the town, served by trains and one bus route in the operators' published timetables. For anyone working in Pavia or Milan that is a real advantage, and the report measures the distance to the stop from each address.

The population is slowly shrinking: Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 9,574 residents in 2023, down 2.2% on 2011. Garlasco is among the most populous places in a province split into 184 municipalities, but it is older than average: the mean age is 48.3 against 47.1 for the province, and over-65s make up 27.5% compared with 25.2%. Foreign nationals account for 7.4%.

The centre has courtyard houses and low blocks, with estates of detached homes around them. In rice country there is water everywhere and the water table can be close to the surface, so before buying ask about the cellar, any history of seepage and how the ground floor is insulated.

Seismic hazard is limited. The Civil Protection Department places the town in zone 3, like 157 municipalities in the province, but expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, about 0.053 g. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available, and with so many ditches and canals it is worth checking flood risk at the exact address.

Key points

  • Lomellina between Pavia and Vigevano, station on the Pavia-Mortara line.
  • Population down 2.2% since 2011, over-65s at 27.5%.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration (0.053 g).
  • High water table: check cellars and ground floors.

Overview

Garlasco is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 9,574 residents, among the most populous in the province (8 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Garlasco 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 0.053 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 2.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Garlasco declared an average taxable income of 24,902 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Garlasco 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 93 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Garlasco has 4 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.8% of the land in Garlasco, 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

Garlasco 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 open contaminated sites in Garlasco; 8 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Garlasco: 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 Garlasco 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 79 inhabited census areas in Garlasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 12.4%
  • good 58.5%
  • very good 29.0%

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 018069. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.