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Merlino: 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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Merlino, northern Lodi countryside facing Milan

Merlino lies in the northern part of the Lodi area, on the plain, not far from the river Adda and the boundary with the Metropolitan City of Milan. It is a country village, and anyone working in Milan or its suburbs commutes by car, mostly along the Paullese, the provincial road linking this area to Milan. There is no railway in the village.

The striking figure is age. The average age is 43.3, against 45.4 in the province of Lodi, and over-65s are just 16.8%, compared with 22.6% provincially. Foreign residents make up 13.2% and households have 2.36 people on average. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,688 residents in 2023, down 4.7% since 2011. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The market mainly offers detached and terraced houses and flats in small blocks, with a few farmsteads in the countryside. If you will commute, try the journey at rush hour before deciding. With the Adda and irrigation channels nearby, the report checks the official flood maps for the exact address.

All 60 municipalities in the province of Lodi are in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification; in Merlino the expected ground acceleration is 0.068 g, a low value. In houses built between the 1970s and 1990s, insulation and heating systems matter more. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Northern Lodi plain, towards Milan and the Adda.
  • Over-65s at 16.8%, against 22.6% in the province.
  • All 60 municipalities in Lodi province in seismic zone 3.
  • Commuting by car: no railway in the village.

Overview

Merlino is a municipality in the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,688 residents, ranked 45 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Merlino 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 0.068 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 fallen by 4.7%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Merlino declared an average taxable income of 25,863 euros, in line with the province (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Merlino is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 101 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Merlino has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.2% of the land in Merlino, 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

Merlino 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 Merlino; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Merlino: 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 Merlino 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 18 inhabited census areas in Merlino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 99.8%

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 098039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.