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Gerenzago: 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 Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Gerenzago.

Gerenzago, Pavia farmland on the way to Lodi

Gerenzago is a lowland municipality east of Pavia, in the farmland that stretches towards the Lodi area. The land is flat, given over to cereals and crossed by irrigation ditches and provincial roads. The village is small and compact, with low houses, farmsteads and a few newer residential streets. Pavia is the reference town for work, secondary schools and the hospital, and Milan is within driving distance.

In the open public transport timetables the municipality has no railway stops (0), so people who work elsewhere almost always drive, or get to a station in a nearby town. For a family, it is worth using the report to check how far the house is from the school, the pharmacy and the supermarket.

Here the population is growing, which is not a given for a village of this size: 1,434 residents in 2023, up 3.5% since 2011. It is also younger than average, with a mean age of 43.9 against 47.1 in the province, and over-65s at 18.9% against 25.2%. Foreign residents make up 11.5%.

Seismic hazard is low. Gerenzago is in zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province of Pavia, with expected ground acceleration of 0.077 g. In lowland houses, rising damp, insulation and running costs matter more, and in newer detached homes the energy rating.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality. On a plain of ditches and canals, flood hazard depends on the address, and the report checks it on the official maps.

Key points

  • Lowland east of Pavia, towards the Lodi area.
  • Residents up 3.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 43.9 against 47.1 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, like 157 municipalities around Pavia.

Overview

Gerenzago is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,434 residents, ranked 82 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gerenzago 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 0.077 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 3.5%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gerenzago declared an average taxable income of 24,907 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gerenzago is in climate zone E, with 2,623 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 74 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gerenzago has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.

There are 1.4 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.9).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.5% of the land in Gerenzago, 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

Gerenzago 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 Gerenzago.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gerenzago: 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 Gerenzago 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 9 inhabited census areas in Gerenzago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.3%
  • good 98.7%

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 018071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.