Lodi: 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.
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Lodi, on the Adda south-east of Milan
Lodi has a precise founding date. It was established in 1158 on the orders of Frederick Barbarossa, after the original town, now called Lodi Vecchio, had been destroyed. It stands on the bank of the river Adda, in the plain south-east of Milan, in farming country known for livestock and dairy products. The Tempio civico dell'Incoronata, a masterpiece of the Lombard Renaissance, is a short walk from the cathedral square.
Unlike many Italian provincial capitals, Lodi has grown. In 2023 it had 45,158 residents, 4.2% more than the 43,332 of 2011, and 14.0% of residents are foreign nationals. The town is home to 19.7% of the population of the province's 60 municipalities and is the largest of them. Yet it is older than its surroundings: 25.0% of residents are over 65 against 22.6% in the province, with an estimated average age of about 46 and a half.
In Trenord's open timetables (GTFS format), the municipality has one stop served by 3 rail lines and one bus line. How far the station is from a particular home is something the report works out address by address.
Services match the town's role as provincial capital. Overture's open map data count 45 education sites and 46 healthcare sites, more than twice the provincial rate per resident, 13 green spaces, again double the average, and 198 cafés and restaurants.
The seismic picture is uniform: all 60 municipalities in the province, Lodi included, are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.070 g, a low value. The hazard is moderate, but the age and structural condition of a building should still be checked.
Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cover the municipality, and the report identifies the land parcel from the address. Along the Adda and across a plain threaded with canals, flood risk is a matter of exact location: it is checked for each address, as is landslide risk.
Key points
- 45,158 residents in 2023, up 4.2% since 2011.
- One railway stop served by 3 Trenord lines.
- All 60 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3; about 0.070 g.
- Education, healthcare and green spaces over twice the provincial rate per resident.
Overview
Lodi is the capital of the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 45,158 residents, the most populous municipality in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lodi 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 0.070 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.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Lodi.
The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.
House prices
We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 4.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lodi has 45 schools and 17 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 22 grocery shops and supermarkets, 46 healthcare facilities, 34 sports facilities and 13 parks and green areas.
There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.0 stops per 1,000 residents.
Land registry
The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Lodi: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.
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 2026-08-19.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20260923.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 098031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.