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Pancarana: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Guglielmo Marconi 1, Pancarana.

Pancarana, lowland Oltrepò between the Po and Voghera

Pancarana belongs to the Oltrepò Pavese, but not to its hills and vineyards: it lies in the flat part, between the river Po and Voghera, less than seventy metres above sea level. The land is farmed, with fields, poplar plantations and farmsteads, and the village itself is a small cluster of houses. For work and services people look to Voghera and, further away, Pavia.

For a buyer, the issues are those of low ground near a big river. Farmhouses and older houses should be checked for rising damp and the state of the foundations and ground floors. Distance from the Po and from smaller watercourses matters a lot, and the report reads the official flood maps at the address, which can differ from one plot to the next.

The population here is stable. There were 322 residents in 2023, up 1.9% on 2011. The estimated average age is 48.3, a little above the 47.1 of the province of Pavia, over-65s make up 27.0% and foreign residents 8.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Pancarana is in seismic zone 3 on the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department, along with 156 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.077 g, a low value. On low-lying ground near the river it helps to know what kind of foundations the house stands on, especially if it has already shown cracks or settling.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and from the address the report identifies the land parcel.

Key points

  • Flat Oltrepò farmland between the Po and Voghera.
  • 322 residents in 2023, up 1.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.077 g.
  • Near the Po, check damp, foundations and the flood maps.

Overview

Pancarana is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 322 residents, among the smallest in the province (168 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pancarana 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 0.077 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 1.9%. 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 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pancarana declared an average taxable income of 21,416 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pancarana 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 68 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Pancarana has 1 green area.

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 Pancarana.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.3% of the land in Pancarana, 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

Pancarana 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 Pancarana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pancarana: 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 Pancarana 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 8 inhabited census areas in Pancarana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 018108. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.