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Massalengo: 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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Massalengo, farmland just outside Lodi

From Massalengo to Lodi is a few minutes by car: the village lies a few kilometres south-west of the city, in flat country of irrigated fields, ditches and large farmsteads. Residents use Lodi for almost everything: a station with trains to Milan, the hospital, secondary schools and shops. The Lodi junction on the A1 motorway is a short drive away.

For many families the choice came down to price. Detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats built in recent decades cost less here than in the city or in the belt towards Milan. The village has grown: at the end of 2023 there were 4,461 residents, up 6.4% on 2011, and the population is among the youngest in the province, with an average age of 43.4 and only 18.5% aged over 65, against 22.6% provincially. Foreign residents make up 11.7%.

The downside is the lack of services. The data counts 14 in all, with 6 places to eat, and the public transport data shows no stops in the municipality: daily life without a car is hard. Declared incomes are slightly below the average for the province of Lodi.

Seismic risk is low, as across the whole Lodi area: Massalengo is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.072 g. For a recent house, the energy rating and build quality matter most. On a plain crossed by ditches and channels, the report also checks the official flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Farmland a few km from Lodi, near the A1 junction.
  • 4,461 residents, up 6.4% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 18.5%, against 22.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration: 0.072 g.

Overview

Massalengo is a municipality in the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,461 residents, ranked 10 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Massalengo 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 0.072 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Massalengo declared an average taxable income of 25,917 euros, in line with the province (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Massalengo is in climate zone E, with 2,592 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 76 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Massalengo has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 Massalengo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 18.7% of the land in Massalengo, 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

Massalengo 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 Massalengo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Massalengo: 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 Massalengo 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 Massalengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 52.8%
  • good 47.2%

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 098037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.