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Montesegale: 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: Frazione Sanguignano 1, Montesegale.

Montesegale, a castle in the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese

Montesegale's castle looks over a landscape of hills and woodland in the Oltrepò Pavese, the southern strip of the province of Pavia that climbs towards the Apennines. The town hall stands at about four hundred metres, and homes are spread in small clusters along ridge and hillside roads. Shopping, secondary schools, offices and most jobs are down on the plain, with Voghera the nearest town of any size, so a car is close to essential.

What comes up for sale is mostly rural buildings and village houses in stone or brick, often needing work, alongside a fair number of second homes. Roads are narrow and steep. Drive them in winter before you sign, because in climate zone E the heating season is long. Average declared incomes sit slightly below the provincial figure.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 251 residents against 307 in 2011, a fall of 18.2%. The population is old: an estimated average age of 54.8, compared with 47.1 across the province, and over-65s at 36.7% against 25.2%. Households average 1.73 people and foreign nationals make up 9.6% of residents.

On the national earthquake classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, Montesegale is in zone 3, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.095 g. In older masonry houses, have the roof and floors checked and ask what structural work has been carried out. The land registry is the standard one run by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), with published maps: the report starts from the address, finds the land parcel and checks the official landslide and flood maps for that exact spot.

Key points

  • Oltrepò Pavese hills, with the castle above the village.
  • 251 residents in 2023, down 18.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 36.7%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.095 g.

Overview

Montesegale is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 251 residents, among the smallest in the province (170 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montesegale 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 0.095 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 18.2%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (47). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montesegale declared an average taxable income of 24,991 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montesegale is in climate zone E, with 2,962 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 426 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Montesegale has 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 Montesegale.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.1% of the land in Montesegale, 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

Montesegale is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Montesegale.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montesegale: 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 Montesegale 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 23 inhabited census areas in Montesegale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 018098. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.