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Golferenzo: 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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Golferenzo, a hill village in the Oltrepò Pavese

Across the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese, the area south of the river Po, villages often sit on the hilltops and look down on the valleys. Golferenzo is one of them: a small village at around four hundred and sixty metres, with a compact old core surrounded by fields, woods and scattered farmhouses. Pavia, the provincial capital, is across the river; for shopping, schools and the railway people drive down to the towns on the plain at the foot of the hills.

Houses for sale are often homes in the old village or farmhouses with land. On these the first checks are the structure and damp, then the roof and the wiring and plumbing. Hill roads are narrow and in winter, in climate zone F, they can freeze, so anyone working in town should allow for the daily drive. For a weekend home, the reward is quiet and wide views.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, Golferenzo had 167 residents in 2023, 39 fewer than the 206 of 2011, a fall of 18.9%. Foreign residents make up 10.2%, the estimated average age is 52.9 against 47.1 in the province of Pavia, and over-65s account for 33.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Golferenzo is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.097 g. On the Oltrepò hills the more concrete issue is slopes, which can move after heavy rain, and the report checks the official landslide maps at the precise address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, so the report traces the house to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Small hilltop village in the Oltrepò Pavese, south of the Po.
  • 167 residents in 2023, down 18.9% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents 10.2%; over-65s 33.5%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.097 g.

Overview

Golferenzo is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 167 residents, among the smallest in the province (177 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Golferenzo 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 0.097 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 18.9%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Golferenzo declared an average taxable income of 15,470 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Golferenzo is in climate zone F, with 3,003 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 464 metres above sea level.

Services

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 Golferenzo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.6% of the land in Golferenzo, 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

Golferenzo is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Golferenzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Golferenzo: 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 Golferenzo 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 Golferenzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 018074. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.