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Langosco: 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: Via Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Langosco.

Langosco, Lomellina farmland by the river Sesia

Langosco is a village in the Lomellina, the plain in the western part of the province of Pavia, and lies near the Sesia, the river that marks the border between Lombardy and Piedmont here. The land is flat, crossed by irrigation ditches and canals, with a compact village and farmsteads scattered across the fields. For services and work people look to Mortara and Vigevano or, across the river, to Vercelli.

Near a lowland river, the first thing to check is water. The official flood maps separate the more exposed parts of the municipality from the more sheltered ones, and the report reads them at the exact address rather than as an average for the whole area. In older houses on the plain, also look at rising damp and whether any basement rooms stay dry.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 373 residents in 2023, 14.4% fewer than the 436 of 2011. Over-65s make up 30.0%, more than the 25.2% of the province of Pavia, and foreign residents account for 7.5%. Households average 1.94 people and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low. Langosco is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, together with 26 other municipalities in the province, while the remaining 157 are in zone 3; expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.039 g. With fog and climate zone E winters, insulation and the boiler matter more than the structure.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published here too: from the address the report finds the land parcel and the building.

Key points

  • Lomellina village near the Sesia, on the Piedmont border.
  • 373 residents in 2023, down 14.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like 26 other places in the province.
  • Close to the river: check flood maps for the address.

Overview

Langosco is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 373 residents, ranked 161 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Langosco is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 27 of 184 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.039 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 14.4%. 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 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Langosco declared an average taxable income of 22,672 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Langosco is in climate zone E, with 2,785 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 111 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Langosco has 1 pharmacy.

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 Langosco.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.4% of the land in Langosco, 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

Langosco 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 Langosco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Langosco: 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 Langosco 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 12 inhabited census areas in Langosco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 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 018079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.