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Mezzana Bigli: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Mezzana Bigli.

Mezzana Bigli, Lomellina rice fields towards the Po

Rice fields set the scene here. Mezzana Bigli belongs to the Lomellina, the plain of the province of Pavia west of the river Ticino, and lies in its southern part, towards the Po. In spring the flooded paddies turn the countryside into a sheet of water; for the rest of the year there are farmsteads, rows of poplars and straight roads from one village to the next.

It is a small farming municipality where homes are mostly detached houses, rural courtyard buildings and a few modern villas. For work, secondary schools and the hospital, people drive to the larger towns of the Lomellina, to Pavia or towards the Oltrepò hills. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. Anyone buying a courtyard house should allow for the damp typical of irrigated farmland and for the heating costs of climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters.

There were 1,053 residents in 2023, 5.0% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 50.0, above the provincial 47.1, and over-65s make up 31.5% against 25.2%. Foreign nationals account for 4.0%.

Seismic hazard is low. Mezzana Bigli is in zone 3 along with 156 other municipalities in the province, while 27 are in zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.062 g. In rural buildings, the state of roofs and walls matters more.

With the Po and the irrigation canals nearby, checking flood hazard is important, and the report does it on the official maps for the exact spot. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, so the address leads straight to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Rice-growing municipality in southern Lomellina, towards the Po.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.062 g.
  • Residents down 5.0%, over-65s at 31.5%.
  • Flood hazard to check on the official maps, spot by spot.

Overview

Mezzana Bigli is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,053 residents, ranked 97 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mezzana Bigli 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 0.062 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 5.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mezzana Bigli declared an average taxable income of 23,848 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mezzana Bigli 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 76 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.7% of the land in Mezzana Bigli, 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

Mezzana Bigli 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 Mezzana Bigli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mezzana Bigli: 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 Mezzana Bigli 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 Mezzana Bigli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 018090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.