San Damiano al Colle: 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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San Damiano al Colle, among the vines of the Oltrepò Pavese
The hills of the Oltrepò Pavese, the part of the province of Pavia south of the river Po, are one of the main wine areas of Lombardy, and San Damiano al Colle lies in their eastern section. The village is small and spread out: a main centre, with houses and farmhouses dotted along the ridges and vineyards all around.
People who work in the plain head down towards Stradella and Broni, where the railway and the A21 motorway run. A car is needed for everyday life. The market is mostly country houses and rural buildings, often with a plot of land; before buying an isolated property it is worth checking the access road, utility connections and internet.
The population is older and shrinking. In 2023 there were 607 residents, 15.6% fewer than the 719 of 2011. The average age is 51.3, against 47.1 in the province, and over-65s are 32.5% of residents, compared with 25.2%. Foreign nationals account for 9.9%.
For earthquakes, the municipality is in zone 3, like 156 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.095 g. For a farmhouse or masonry house, it helps to know how the structure is built and whether there has been recent work on it.
The land registry is available: the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the clay hills of the Oltrepò, slope stability varies from one spot to another, so the official landslide maps need reading for the individual address, which is what the report does.
Key points
- Village of hills and vineyards in the eastern Oltrepò Pavese.
- Over-65s at 32.5%, against 25.2% in the province.
- 607 residents, down 15.6% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration around 0.095 g.
Overview
San Damiano al Colle is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 607 residents, ranked 137 of 184 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Damiano al Colle 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 0.095 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 15.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Damiano al Colle declared an average taxable income of 21,550 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Damiano al Colle is in climate zone E, with 2,851 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 216 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Damiano al Colle has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.
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 San Damiano al Colle.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.6% of the land in San Damiano al Colle, 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
San Damiano al Colle is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 San Damiano al Colle.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Damiano al Colle: 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 San Damiano al Colle 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 13 inhabited census areas in San Damiano al Colle. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 018134. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.