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Orio Litta: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Orio Litta.

Orio Litta, the lower Lodi plain and the Via Francigena

Orio Litta lies in the Bassa lodigiana, the low plain south of Lodi that runs down towards the Po, and the Via Francigena, the old pilgrim route to Rome, passes through its territory. The village is compact and surrounded by fields and farmsteads, with Codogno and Casalpusterlengo the nearby towns for schools, shops and hospital care. Lodi, Pavia and Piacenza are all within a reasonable drive.

A practical advantage for commuters is the railway station: the public transport data shows 2 lines, rail and bus. Before relying on it every day, check timetables and changes towards Milan or Pavia. Housing is mostly low-rise village buildings, detached homes and rural courtyards needing work, the usual market of a farming village on the plain.

The population is holding steady: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,034 residents in 2023, up 0.5% since 2011. The average age is 46.0, close to the 45.4 of the province of Lodi, 24.6% are over 65 and foreign residents make up 12.6%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

When buying on a plain near a major river, water matters more than earthquakes. The report checks the official flood maps for the address, and the picture can change a lot between the village centre and the farmsteads towards the Po. The seismic zone is 3 and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.082 g; in older houses it is still worth looking at the roof and load-bearing walls.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and the report goes down to the individual plot.

Key points

  • Lower Lodi plain, on the Via Francigena route.
  • Railway station and 2 lines in the data.
  • Population up 0.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3: on the plain, flooding matters more.

Overview

Orio Litta is a municipality in the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,034 residents, ranked 34 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Orio Litta 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 0.082 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Orio Litta declared an average taxable income of 25,437 euros, below the provincial average (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Orio Litta is in climate zone E, with 2,701 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 63 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.5 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.5 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.8% of the land in Orio Litta, 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

Orio Litta 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 Orio Litta.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Orio Litta: 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 Orio Litta 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 15 inhabited census areas in Orio Litta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.6%
  • good 96.4%

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 098042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.