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Maccastorna: 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, Maccastorna.

Maccastorna, a castle on the Adda in the lower Lodi plain

On its last stretch before reaching the Po, the Adda flows past Maccastorna, a municipality in the lower Lodi plain made up of a few houses, farmsteads and the castle that gives the village its character. Around it lie fields and the river's floodplain, all below fifty metres above sea level.

Closeness to the Adda is the first thing a buyer should weigh. Flood hazard varies a lot between houses on higher ground and those nearer the embankment, and the report checks it on the official maps for the exact address. It is also worth asking whether the house has had water in the cellar or ground floor during past floods.

The village is tiny but stable. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 61 residents in 2023, up 1.7% on 2011. The estimated average age is 45.3, practically the same as in the province of Lodi (45.4), and over-65s make up 24.6%. Foreign residents account for 8.2%. The average declared income comes out very high, but with so few taxpayers the average tells you little.

On earthquakes, Maccastorna is in zone 3, like all 60 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.080 g. In farmhouses and old buildings, rising damp and the state of the roofs matter a great deal. The village is in climate zone E, with foggy winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. For services, schools and work you drive to the larger towns of the surrounding plain.

Key points

  • Village on the Adda in the lower Lodi plain, just before the Po.
  • 61 residents in 2023, up 1.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like all 60 municipalities around Lodi.
  • Close to the river: flood hazard checked by address.

Overview

Maccastorna is a municipality in the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 61 residents, among the smallest in the province (60 of 60).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Maccastorna 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 0.080 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Maccastorna declared an average taxable income of 72,685 euros, above the provincial average (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Maccastorna is in climate zone E, with 2,545 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 45 metres above sea level.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.2% of the land in Maccastorna, 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

Maccastorna 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 Maccastorna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Maccastorna: 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 Maccastorna 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 7 inhabited census areas in Maccastorna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 098033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.