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Rognano: 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, Rognano.

Rognano, farmland on the plain between Pavia and Milan

Rognano has gained residents. At the end of 2023 it had 704 residents, up 13.7% on the 619 of 2011, and its population is young: an average age of 40.5 against 47.1 in the province, with over-65s at just 12.1% against 25.2%. Households average 2.38 people and foreign residents make up 2.8%. Average declared income is also above the provincial average.

The village lies on the plain between Pavia and Milan, at about a hundred metres above sea level, among irrigated fields, ditches and farmsteads. Next to the old core there are newer areas of detached and terraced houses. Services in the village are few: schools, shops and work are in nearby towns, in Pavia and towards Milan, reached by car.

Buyers mainly find recent houses with gardens, terraced homes and a few farmhouses converted into flats. With new builds, ask for the energy rating and the system certificates; with older ones, look for rising damp and check the roof. On a plain criss-crossed by canals the most useful check concerns water: the report reads the official flood maps for the exact address and measures ground elevation. Winters are climate zone E, and foggy.

Rognano is in seismic zone 3, like 156 other municipalities in the province of Pavia, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.053 g: a low hazard.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces an address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • 704 residents, up 13.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 40.5, against 47.1 in the province.
  • Plain between Pavia and Milan, income above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.053 g.

Overview

Rognano is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 704 residents, ranked 128 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rognano 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 0.053 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 grown by 13.7%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (47). 12% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rognano declared an average taxable income of 32,199 euros, above the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rognano 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 95 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Rognano has 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.6% of the land in Rognano, 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

Rognano 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 Rognano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rognano: 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 Rognano 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 6 inhabited census areas in Rognano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 018127. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.