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Rosasco: 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.

For example: Via Angelo Beia 1, Rosasco.

Rosasco, the Lomellina plain near the Piedmont border

Rosasco lies in the western Lomellina, the Pavia plain west of the river Ticino, close to the border with Piedmont. The landscape is flat and orderly, with irrigation canals, fields and farmsteads, and the village sits just over 110 metres above sea level. For services and shops people look to the larger Lomellina towns, while Novara and Vercelli, just across the regional border, are often handier than Pavia.

In such a small village the housing market consists of only a few properties: courtyard houses, farmsteads and the odd detached home. If you buy a farmstead, find out which parts are already housing and which are still outbuildings, and check drainage, wells and services. Fog and damp winter cold are those of the Po plain, climate zone E.

There were 541 residents in 2023, 97 fewer than the 638 of 2011, a fall of 15.2%. The average age is 52.3 against 47.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 31.8%. Foreign residents account for 7.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Rosasco is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, along with 26 other municipalities in the province of Pavia; the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.039 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report goes from the street number to the parcel. On a plain crossed by rivers and canals, the right question concerns flood-prone land, which the report checks on the official maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Western Lomellina, near the border with Piedmont.
  • 541 residents, down 15.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest class.
  • Farmsteads: tell housing apart from outbuildings before buying.

Overview

Rosasco is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 541 residents, ranked 145 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rosasco 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 0.039 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 15.2%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rosasco declared an average taxable income of 21,505 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rosasco is in climate zone E, with 2,680 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 114 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 Rosasco.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.6% of the land in Rosasco, 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

Rosasco 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 Rosasco. 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 Rosasco: 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 Rosasco 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 9 inhabited census areas in Rosasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 97.8%

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 018130. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.