Godiasco Salice Terme: 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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Godiasco Salice Terme, the spa of the Staffora valley
At the mouth of the Staffora valley, where the Voghera plain gives way to the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese, the municipality has two sides. Godiasco is the old village, gathered near the stream; Salice Terme is the spa resort, with its park and resort hotels.
The property market reflects this history. In Salice there are period villas, small blocks and flats that began as second homes, some in need of updating; in Godiasco and the hill hamlets there are village houses, farmsteads and detached homes looking over the vineyards. Voghera is close for trains, services and work, and from there Pavia and Milan are within reach. No public transport shows in the open timetables within the municipality itself.
There were 3,272 residents in 2023, up 4.5% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is an older community: average age 50.1 against 47.1 for the province of Pavia, over-65s at 29.5% against 25.2%, a sign that many people move here later in life. Foreign residents make up 9.6%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.
In the province, 157 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, as this one is, and the other 27 in zone 4; the expected acceleration is about 0.093 g. In villas and former hotels converted into flats, check floors, roof and systems.
On the clay hills of the Oltrepò, ground conditions need checking house by house: the report looks up the official landslide maps and the flood maps along the Staffora for the address, and finds the cadastral parcel.
Key points
- Mouth of the Staffora valley, in the Oltrepò Pavese.
- Salice Terme spa resort and the old village of Godiasco.
- Over-65s at 29.5%, incomes above the provincial average.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.093 g.
Overview
Godiasco Salice Terme is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,272 residents, ranked 38 of 184 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Godiasco Salice Terme 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 0.093 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Godiasco Salice Terme declared an average taxable income of 27,825 euros, above the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Godiasco Salice Terme is in climate zone E, with 2,690 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 196 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Godiasco Salice Terme has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 1.5 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 Godiasco Salice Terme.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.6% of the land in Godiasco Salice Terme, 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
Godiasco Salice Terme 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 Godiasco Salice Terme.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Godiasco Salice Terme: 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 Godiasco Salice Terme 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 51 inhabited census areas in Godiasco Salice Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 33.7%
- good 65.9%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 018073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.