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Maleo: 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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For example: Via Borgonuovo 1, Maleo.

Maleo, the lower Lodi plain towards the Adda

Maleo is a village in the lower Lodi plain, near the Adda river and a short distance from Codogno. The land is flat, at around 60 metres, with irrigated fields, farmsteads and rows of trees, and the centre keeps the shape of a farming village, with its church, courtyards and houses lined up along the main streets.

Unlike many nearby villages, Maleo has a railway stop on the line between Codogno and Cremona, useful for people who work in town and do not want to rely only on the car. Codogno, with its hospital, secondary schools and the rail junction for Milan, is a few kilometres away. Homes for sale are mostly village houses with courtyards, detached houses and flats in small blocks, plus farmsteads to restore.

There were 3,034 residents in 2023, 6.6% fewer than in 2011. The mean age is 48.6, higher than the provincial figure (45.4), and over-65s make up 27.3%, against 22.6% across the province. Foreign residents are 8.7%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Like all 60 municipalities in the province of Lodi, Maleo is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with a low expected ground acceleration of 0.079 g. In older houses, rising damp, roofs and systems matter more. Near the Adda and the canals, the report checks the official flood maps for the address; the Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Lower Lodi plain, near the Adda and Codogno.
  • Railway stop on the Codogno-Cremona line.
  • 3,034 residents, over-65s at 27.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration (0.079 g).

Overview

Maleo is a municipality in the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,034 residents, ranked 19 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Maleo 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 0.079 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 fallen by 6.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Maleo declared an average taxable income of 25,682 euros, below the provincial average (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Maleo 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 58 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Maleo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.3 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.9% of the land in Maleo, 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

Maleo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Maleo. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Maleo: 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 Maleo 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 32 inhabited census areas in Maleo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 37.5%
  • good 62.5%

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 098035. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.