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Miradolo Terme: 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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Miradolo Terme, on the San Colombano hill east of Pavia

On the plain east of Pavia, where the land is flat for miles, the San Colombano hill rises on its own, and Miradolo Terme covers part of it. The name comes from its thermal springs; vineyards grow on the slopes of the hill and farmland covers the lower ground, with the village in between.

Commuters have a stop on the railway between Pavia and Codogno, and provincial roads lead to Pavia, Lodi and the Milan area. Homes are mostly detached houses and older village houses, with the odd restored farmhouse. Average declared incomes are slightly below the average for the province of Pavia.

The population has grown a little: 3,843 residents in 2023, up 1.3% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. For an ageing province like Pavia, Miradolo is young: an average age of 45.3 against 47.1, and over-65s at 22.5% against 25.2%. Foreign residents make up 15.0%.

Like 156 other municipalities in the province, Miradolo is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's scale, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.083 g in the built-up area. The hazard is moderate, but in a hillside house retaining walls, rainwater drainage and cracks in outside walls matter, and any cracks are worth showing to a surveyor. Climate zone E brings cold, foggy winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report reaches the plot from the address. On the hill slopes it checks the landslide maps, on the flat ground the flood maps: two different situations within one small municipality.

Key points

  • Covers part of the San Colombano hill, alone on the Pavia plain.
  • 3,843 residents in 2023, up 1.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.3, younger than the province.
  • Seismic zone 3; on the slopes drainage and walls matter.

Overview

Miradolo Terme is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,843 residents, ranked 31 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Miradolo Terme 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 0.083 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 1.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 15.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Miradolo Terme declared an average taxable income of 25,345 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Miradolo Terme 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 72 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.3 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 17.9% of the land in Miradolo Terme, 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

Miradolo Terme 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 Miradolo Terme.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Miradolo Terme: 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 Miradolo Terme 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 32 inhabited census areas in Miradolo Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 41.6%
  • good 58.4%

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 018093. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.