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Linarolo: 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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Linarolo, the Pavia plain near the river Po

Linarolo is a few minutes' drive from Pavia. The village lies on the plain south east of the city, in flat country of fields and farmsteads that runs down to the Po, not far from where the Ticino joins it. Many residents rely on Pavia for work, secondary schools and the hospital, and Milan is reached by going through the city.

There is no railway stop in the municipality, so buyers here should plan on a car. In return they find detached houses with gardens, terraced homes built over recent decades and the odd farmstead to restore, with far more space than the same money buys in town. One thing to check is how close a property is to the Po and to the drainage canals of the plain: the official flood maps change from one street to the next, and the report reads them for the exact address.

The population is holding up. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there are 2,795 residents (2023), up 1.5% on 2011. The average age is 45.2, against 47.1 for the province, and people over 65 make up 20.5%, fewer than the Pavia average of 25.2%. Foreign residents account for 10.3%.

Linarolo is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.079 g, a moderate level. In farmhouses and solid brick homes it is still worth checking roofs, beams and load-bearing walls before signing.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report finds the parcel from the address. The climate is typical of the lower Po plain, zone E in the Italian classification, with foggy winters and heating on for much of the year.

Key points

  • Plain south east of Pavia, towards the Po
  • 2,795 residents, up 1.5% since 2011
  • Average age 45.2, below the province
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration 0.079 g

Overview

Linarolo is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,795 residents, ranked 42 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Linarolo 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 0.079 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 1.5%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Linarolo declared an average taxable income of 25,679 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Linarolo is in climate zone E, with 2,628 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 76 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Linarolo has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.3% of the land in Linarolo, 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

Linarolo 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 Linarolo.

Landslides and flooding

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

Residents by band

  • fair 9.2%
  • good 90.8%

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 018081. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.