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Marcignago: 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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Marcignago, Pavia countryside north of the city

Flat land and plenty of irrigation channels: the countryside around Marcignago is typical of the irrigated plain north of Pavia, with rice fields, maize and scattered farmhouses. The village is small but more residential than agricultural, since many families live here while working in Pavia or around Milan.

Buyers will mostly find detached homes, villas and terraced houses, plus old courtyard houses and converted farmhouses. Pavia is a short drive away, with trains to Milan from there. Bear in mind that it is hard to get around without a car: daily journeys, including to secondary school, depend on the provincial roads. The climate is zone E, with damp, foggy winters.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,427 residents in 2023, roughly stable since 2011 (down 0.5%). The average age is 46.2, below the 47.1 of the province of Pavia, and over-65s make up 22.7%. Foreign residents are 7.2% and declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: Marcignago is in seismic zone 3, like 156 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.056 g. In courtyard houses, check the roof, the floors and rising damp, which is common where groundwater lies close to the surface.

The report starts from the address, finds the land parcel with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps and checks the official flood maps, useful where irrigation ditches and canals run.

Key points

  • Irrigated plain north of Pavia, among rice fields and farms.
  • Population stable since 2011, average age 46.2.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration (0.056 g).
  • Courtyard houses: check roofs, floors and damp.

Overview

Marcignago is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,427 residents, ranked 50 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marcignago 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 0.056 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marcignago declared an average taxable income of 25,775 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marcignago is in climate zone E, with 2,619 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 93 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Marcignago has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

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 Marcignago.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.6% of the land in Marcignago, 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

Marcignago 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 Marcignago.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marcignago: 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 Marcignago 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 21 inhabited census areas in Marcignago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 55.3%
  • good 44.7%

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 018086. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.