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Montù Beccaria: 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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Montù Beccaria, Oltrepò vineyards above Stradella

Montù Beccaria lies in the first hills of the Oltrepò Pavese, the part of the province of Pavia south of the river Po. The hills are covered in vineyards and wine still shapes the landscape, with cellars and farms spread across the hamlets. Below the village is Stradella, the local centre for shops, schools and the railway station, and close by is the Broni-Stradella junction on the A21 motorway.

For anyone working in Pavia or Milan, the day depends on the car or on a train from down in the valley, so try the journey before deciding. The housing mixes village houses on sloping streets, villas with gardens and hillside farmhouses, some needing renovation. On this clay ground, with a hillside house look for cracks, retaining walls and how rainwater drains away.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,609 residents in 2023, down 6.6% since 2011. The average age is 48.5, above the provincial 47.1, with over-65s at 26.9%. Foreign residents account for 13.8%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In the province of Pavia, 157 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 27 in zone 4. Montù Beccaria is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.094 g. For a brick farmhouse with timber floors, find out when the roof and floors were last redone.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to the land parcel. On the Oltrepò hills it checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the individual house.

Key points

  • First hills of the Oltrepò Pavese, among vineyards and cellars.
  • Stradella and the A21 junction below the village.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration of 0.094 g.
  • Residents down 6.6% since 2011.

Overview

Montù Beccaria is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,609 residents, ranked 68 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montù Beccaria 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 0.094 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 6.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montù Beccaria declared an average taxable income of 24,034 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montù Beccaria is in climate zone E, with 2,947 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 277 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montù Beccaria has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 1.9 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.9).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.6% of the land in Montù Beccaria, 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

Montù Beccaria 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 Montù Beccaria.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montù Beccaria: 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 Montù Beccaria 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 29 inhabited census areas in Montù Beccaria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.0%
  • fair 71.2%
  • good 26.8%

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 018100. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.