Pieve Porto Morone: 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 Porto Morone, farmland in the Pavia lowlands by the Po
Pieve Porto Morone is a lowland village in the eastern part of the province of Pavia, an area locals call the Bassa Pavese, where the fields run down to the River Po. The land is flat, at around 60 metres, with farmsteads, rows of poplars and a compact centre along the main road. Pavia is the reference for jobs, offices and the hospital, while to the east people also look to Lodi and Piacenza.
Buyers here usually want a detached house or a villa with a garden at lower prices than in town. Bear in mind that no public transport service is recorded within the municipality, so anyone commuting will almost certainly need a car. The report measures the distance from the address to schools, pharmacies and shops.
The population is 2,601 (2023 figure from Istat, the national statistics office), down 6.7% since 2011. People over 65 make up 26.8%, slightly above the provincial average of 25.2%. Foreign residents account for 15.4%, a high share for a small place. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.
On earthquakes, Pieve Porto Morone is in seismic zone 3, like 156 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.089 g. The hazard is moderate: in brick farmhouses that have been extended over the years, it is worth having floors and the joins between older and newer parts checked.
The closeness of the Po is the point to look at most carefully. The report checks the official maps to see whether the address falls in a flood-prone area, and this can vary a great deal from one street to the next.
Key points
- Flat farmland in the Pavia lowlands, with the Po to the south.
- 2,601 residents, 15.4% foreign nationals.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.089 g.
- Po flood areas to be checked address by address.
Overview
Pieve Porto Morone is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,601 residents, ranked 46 of 184 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pieve Porto Morone 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 0.089 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 6.7%. 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 15.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pieve Porto Morone declared an average taxable income of 23,134 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pieve Porto Morone is in climate zone E, with 2,628 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 58 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pieve Porto Morone has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Pieve Porto Morone.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.8% of the land in Pieve Porto Morone, 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 Porto Morone 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Pieve Porto Morone. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pieve Porto Morone: 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 Porto Morone 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 37 inhabited census areas in Pieve Porto Morone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 018114. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.