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Roncaro: 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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Roncaro, a growing village in the Pavia countryside

Roncaro is a small municipality on the plain just north-east of Pavia, in countryside of farmland, irrigation ditches and farmsteads. In recent years it has become a choice for families who work in Pavia or the Milan area and want a newer house with a garden, outside the city but close to work.

The figures tell the story. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,583 residents in 2023, up 14.3% on the 2011 census, the opposite of what is happening in many villages of the same size. The average age is low, 42.0 against 47.1 in the province, and over-65s make up only 16.7%. Foreign residents account for 7.9%.

The market is mainly villas and terraced houses built in recent decades, alongside the old core and a few farmsteads. For a newer house, check the energy rating, the certificate of habitability and planning compliance; for older buildings, the state of the roof and damp. Local services are limited, so for schools, shops and healthcare people rely on Pavia, by car. Incomes are close to the provincial average.

Roncaro is in seismic zone 3, like much of the province of Pavia, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.071 g, a low figure. Recent buildings were designed under more up-to-date standards.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available. On a plain crossed by ditches and channels, the report also checks the official flood maps at the address.

Key points

  • Pavia countryside, just north-east of the city.
  • Population up 14.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 42.0, over-65s at 16.7%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.071 g.

Overview

Roncaro is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,583 residents, ranked 70 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roncaro 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 0.071 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 14.3%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (47). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roncaro declared an average taxable income of 25,374 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roncaro is in climate zone E, with 2,628 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 81 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roncaro has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

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 Roncaro.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.8% of the land in Roncaro, 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

Roncaro 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 Roncaro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roncaro: 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 Roncaro 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 12 inhabited census areas in Roncaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 11.6%
  • fair 88.4%

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 018129. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.