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Robbio: 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 Novara 1, Robbio.

Robbio, rice fields in the Lomellina towards Piedmont

All around Robbio there is nothing but rice. The town is in the western Lomellina, the part of the province of Pavia closest to Piedmont, on a perfectly flat plain at around 120 metres, criss-crossed by irrigation ditches and canals that flood the paddies each spring. Mortara is the nearest town, while Vercelli and Novara are just across the regional border.

Robbio station is on the railway between Vercelli and Pavia, via Mortara, so you can reach both provincial capitals without a car. The town has a compact centre of courtyard houses and small apartment blocks, surrounded by isolated farmsteads, some of them now empty. Buyers will find low prices for Lombardy; in return they must accept winter fog (climate zone E), damp, and mosquitoes in summer. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 5,861 residents, 4.9% fewer than in 2011. The population is older than the Pavia average: a mean age of 48.6 against 47.1, and over-65s at 28.9% compared with 25.2%. Foreign residents make up 8.7%.

The Lomellina is one of the parts of Italy least exposed to earthquakes. Robbio is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Protezione Civile scale (Italy's Civil Protection Department), one of 27 municipalities in the province in that zone (the other 157 are in zone 3), and expected acceleration is about 0.038 g. For the house itself, rising damp in the walls, the state of the cellars and insulation weigh more.

The water table is high and canals are everywhere, so before buying a ground-floor flat or a house with rooms below ground, read the flood section for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps are published and the report reaches the plot.

Key points

  • Rice-growing Lomellina, station on the Vercelli to Pavia line.
  • 5,861 residents, down 4.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, very low acceleration: about 0.038 g.
  • High water table: check damp and flood hazard.

Overview

Robbio is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,861 residents, among the most populous in the province (19 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Robbio is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 27 of 184 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.038 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 4.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Robbio declared an average taxable income of 24,477 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Robbio is in climate zone E, with 2,614 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 122 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Robbio has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.0% of the land in Robbio, compared with 9.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Robbio 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 Robbio, and one more has 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 Robbio: 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 Robbio 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 42 inhabited census areas in Robbio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 3.8%
  • good 84.4%
  • very good 11.6%

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 018123. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.