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Rea: 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.

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Rea, Oltrepò lowland near the River Po

Rea is a lowland municipality in the Oltrepò Pavese, the part of the province of Pavia lying south of the River Po. The land here is flat, at just over 60 metres above sea level, with farmland, farmhouses and a small village centre. The Oltrepò hills begin further south; Pavia is the town people rely on for work, hospital care and secondary schools.

The area is in climate zone E, with the damp winters of the Po Valley. Anyone buying a house near the Po should look at water first: whether the building sits in an area the official maps class as liable to flooding, how far it is from the embankments, whether there are basement rooms. The report reads this for the individual address, along with landslide hazard, which matters little on the plain.

In 2023 Rea had 394 residents, 8.8% fewer than the 432 counted in 2011. The estimated average age is 50.7 (47.1 in the province) and over-65s make up 29.2%, against 25.2% across the province of Pavia. Foreign residents are 8.6% and households average 2.06 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Rea is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, like most of the province: 157 municipalities out of 184, with the other 27 in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.080 g, a modest figure. In a farmhouse or a courtyard house it is still worth knowing whether roofs and floors have been redone and how they are tied into the walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality: from the address the report finds the land parcel and checks it against the hazard maps.

Key points

  • Lowland Oltrepò Pavese, south of the River Po.
  • 394 residents in 2023, down 8.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like 157 municipalities in the province.
  • Near the Po, flood-prone areas are checked address by address.

Overview

Rea is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 394 residents, ranked 159 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rea 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 0.080 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 8.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rea declared an average taxable income of 21,736 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rea 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 63 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rea 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

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Rea.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 14.2% of the land in Rea, 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

Rea 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 Rea.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rea: 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 Rea 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 4 inhabited census areas in Rea. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 018119. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.