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Rivanazzano Terme: 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 Guglielmo Marconi 1, Rivanazzano Terme.

Rivanazzano Terme, where the Staffora valley meets the plain

The Staffora valley opens onto the plain of the Oltrepò Pavese, the hilly area south of the Po in the province of Pavia, right at Rivanazzano Terme, a few kilometres south of Voghera. The stream runs past the town and the first hills start straight away: from here the road climbs to Salice Terme, Godiasco and Varzi. Like neighbouring Salice, Rivanazzano has thermal waters, hence the second part of its name.

For people working in Voghera or Pavia it is a convenient town, with houses on the flat and detached homes in the lower part, and farmsteads and country houses on the hills among the Oltrepò vineyards. The old Voghera-Varzi railway line is now the Greenway, a cycle path that passes through the town and runs up the valley. Average declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,094 residents in 2023, down 1.8% on 2011. The average age is 48.5, against 47.1 in the province; over-65s make up 26.4% and foreign residents 9.6%. Households are small, 2.06 people on average.

The Civil Protection Department places the municipality in seismic zone 3, like 156 other municipalities in the province, while 27 are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.090 g. With a farmhouse in the hills, look closely at walls, roof and cracks, which here can also come from ground movement.

The clay hills of the Oltrepò are among the most landslide-prone areas in Italy, and low-lying ground near the Staffora can flood when the stream is high. The report checks both for the address, using the official maps. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps and the report identifies the land parcel.

Key points

  • At the mouth of the Staffora valley, south of Voghera.
  • Greenway cycle path on the old railway to Varzi.
  • 5,094 residents, average age 48.5.
  • Seismic zone 3; landslides uphill, stream floods below.

Overview

Rivanazzano Terme is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,094 residents, ranked 24 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rivanazzano Terme 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 0.090 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 1.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rivanazzano Terme declared an average taxable income of 27,529 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rivanazzano Terme is in climate zone E, with 2,685 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 153 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rivanazzano Terme has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.1% of the land in Rivanazzano Terme, 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

Rivanazzano Terme 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Rivanazzano Terme, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Rivanazzano Terme: 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 Rivanazzano Terme 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 33 inhabited census areas in Rivanazzano Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.7%
  • fair 37.9%
  • good 56.4%

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 018122. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.