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Ponte Nizza: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Ponte Nizza.

Ponte Nizza, the Staffora valley and Butrio hermitage

Along the Staffora, in the middle stretch of the valley that runs down from the Apennines towards Voghera, Ponte Nizza has its main village on the valley floor and several scattered hamlets on the hills. Within the municipality stands the hermitage of Sant'Alberto di Butrio, a medieval monastic complex set in woodland that draws visitors and pilgrims.

The municipality has two sides. Down below are the valley road, the shops and the houses that are easiest to reach; higher up are hamlets of a few houses, narrow roads and steep ground, with open views but longer winters. If you are buying near the river, look at the flood maps; on the slopes, look at the landslide maps. The report checks both for the exact address.

Older people make up a large share of the community. At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 754 residents, down 7.0% on 2011. The average age is 53.4 against 47.1 in the province of Pavia, and over-65s make up 36.5%, well above the 25.2%. Foreign residents account for 8.0%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

Ponte Nizza is in seismic zone 3, the class for municipalities with moderate hazard, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.096 g. For stone houses in the hills, ask whether work has been done on the roof and floors and whether the paperwork is on file at the town hall. This is climate zone E.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for Ponte Nizza, so the report can trace an address to its land parcel, even for an isolated house in one of the hamlets.

Key points

  • Staffora valley floor and hamlets scattered over the hills.
  • Home to the hermitage of Sant'Alberto di Butrio.
  • Over-65s at 36.5%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.096 g.

Overview

Ponte Nizza is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 754 residents, ranked 125 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ponte Nizza 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 0.096 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 7.0%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ponte Nizza declared an average taxable income of 22,867 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ponte Nizza is in climate zone E, with 2,802 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 267 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ponte Nizza has 2 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 Ponte Nizza.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.6% of the land in Ponte Nizza, 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

Ponte Nizza 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 Ponte Nizza. 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 Ponte Nizza: 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 Ponte Nizza 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 26 inhabited census areas in Ponte Nizza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 70.7%
  • good 29.3%

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 018117. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.