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Guardamiglio: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lodi, 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 Roma 1, Guardamiglio.

Guardamiglio, the lower Lodi plain near the Po

At the far southern end of the province of Lodi, where the plain reaches the Po, Guardamiglio is a farming village with Piacenza a few kilometres away on the other side of the river. Around it lie fields of maize and fodder crops, farmsteads and embankments, and in daily life Piacenza matters more than Lodi or Milan.

For buyers, the river is the first issue. On the low ground near the Po and the canals the official flood maps need a careful reading for each address, and the report does this for the property's land parcel. The market offers village houses, detached homes and farmsteads, often with plenty of space. The data show no public transport stops inside the municipality, so for work and services the car is the norm.

Istat, Italy's statistics office, counts 2,660 residents (2023), an almost stable population, down 1.0% since 2011. The average age is 45.7 against 45.4 in the province of Lodi, and over-65s make up 23.6%. Foreign residents account for 14.7%, a high share for a village of this size.

On earthquakes, Guardamiglio is in seismic zone 3, like all 59 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.085 g. In an old lowland house, check for damp in the walls and the state of the foundations.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Lower Lodi plain, near the Po and Piacenza
  • Flood maps to be read address by address
  • 2,660 residents, foreign residents at 14.7%
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.085 g

Overview

Guardamiglio is a municipality in the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,660 residents, ranked 23 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Guardamiglio is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 60 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.085 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 1.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Guardamiglio declared an average taxable income of 24,767 euros, below the provincial average (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Guardamiglio is in climate zone E, with 2,701 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 49 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Guardamiglio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 3 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 19.2% of the land in Guardamiglio, compared with 12.4% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Guardamiglio 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 Guardamiglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Guardamiglio: 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 Guardamiglio 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 30 inhabited census areas in Guardamiglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.3%
  • fair 94.7%

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 098029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.