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Marzano: 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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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 Giacomo Matteotti 1, Marzano.

Marzano, a young village on the Pavia plain

Marzano is a village on the Pavia plain, in the north-east of the province, in farmland of fields, farmsteads and irrigation ditches roughly halfway between Pavia and the southern edge of the Milan area. The historic core is small; around it residential streets of detached and terraced houses have grown up.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,703 residents in 2023, up 9.2% on 2011, and the village is much younger than the provincial average: an average age of 43.7 against 47.1, with over-65s at 17.4% against 25.2%. Households have 2.27 members on average and foreign residents make up 11.0%.

For buyers, the practical questions are mostly about getting around and the quality of the house. With few large services in the village, people drive to Pavia, Milan or the shopping centres nearby. In newer homes, look at the energy rating and finishes; in converted farmsteads, check that the change of use was authorised and the state of the systems. Incomes are below the provincial average.

Marzano is in seismic zone 3, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province of Pavia; the other 27 are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.068 g, a low value.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published. The report traces the address to the land parcel and reads the official flood maps, worth checking on a plain crossed by channels and small watercourses.

Key points

  • Pavia plain, between Pavia and the southern Milan area.
  • Residents up 9.2% since 2011, average age 43.7.
  • Over-65s at 17.4%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.068 g.

Overview

Marzano is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,703 residents, ranked 64 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marzano 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 0.068 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 9.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marzano declared an average taxable income of 23,543 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marzano 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 78 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Marzano has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.8% of the land in Marzano, 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

Marzano 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 open contaminated sites in Marzano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marzano: 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 Marzano 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 14 inhabited census areas in Marzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 24.7%
  • fair 75.3%

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 018087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.