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Pieve Albignola: 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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Pieve Albignola, Pavia farmland with its own railway

Pieve Albignola is a small, flat municipality on the plain around Pavia, at about 85 metres and not far from the river Po. Around the village there are irrigated fields, farmsteads and straight country roads; Pavia is the place for work, study and healthcare.

For anyone commuting, the train is a plus. In the open public transport timetables the municipality is served by the railway and by a bus line, and the report measures the distance to the nearest stop for every address. Homes for sale are mainly small villas, detached houses and parts of old farmsteads: space and gardens are easy to find, while damp and insulation need careful checking in climate zone E, where fog is frequent.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 820 residents in 2023, 96 fewer than the 916 of 2011, a fall of 10.5%. The average age is 49.1, against 47.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 26.6%. Foreign residents account for 10.9%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Pavia.

There are no surprises on seismic hazard: Pieve Albignola is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection scale, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.064 g. In a country house, the roof, the systems and the quality of any renovation matter more.

Near the Po and the irrigation channels, flooding is the thing to check, and it varies from plot to plot: the report checks the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Pavia plain near the Po, with a railway stop in the village.
  • 820 residents, down 10.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.064 g.
  • Flood hazard to be checked plot by plot.

Overview

Pieve Albignola is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 820 residents, ranked 116 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pieve Albignola 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 0.064 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 10.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pieve Albignola declared an average taxable income of 23,993 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pieve Albignola 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 85 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pieve Albignola has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 1.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.7% of the land in Pieve Albignola, 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

Pieve Albignola 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 Pieve Albignola.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pieve Albignola: 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 Pieve Albignola 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 13 inhabited census areas in Pieve Albignola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 15.6%
  • good 84.2%

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 018112. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.