San Genesio ed Uniti: 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 Genesio ed Uniti, the residential area north of Pavia
For many families in Pavia, San Genesio ed Uniti is the first choice when looking for a house with a garden outside the city. The municipality lies just north of Pavia and is largely a residential extension of it: neighbourhoods of small villas and low blocks of flats, interspersed with fields and farmsteads of the irrigated plain.
What sets it apart is income. Average declared incomes are well above the average for the province of Pavia, and the market reflects that demand: detached houses, recent terraced houses and the odd restored farmstead. Pavia, with its university and hospital, is a few minutes' drive away, and Milan can be reached by car or by train from the city.
The population is growing. In 2023 there were 3,975 residents, up 4.9% on the 3,788 of 2011, or 187 more people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Average age (47.1) and the share of over-65s (25.3%) match the province, and foreign residents are few, at 3.8%.
San Genesio is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 157 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.064 g, a low value. In climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters, insulation, heating systems and the energy rating are what matter most for a villa.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address back to its plot. On the irrigated plain, crossed by ditches and channels, flood hazard should be checked for each address, as should distances to schools, supermarkets and bus stops, which the report calculates from the house.
Key points
- Residential municipality just north of Pavia.
- Average incomes well above the provincial average.
- Population up 4.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3: insulation and heating matter more.
Overview
San Genesio ed Uniti is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,975 residents, ranked 30 of 184 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Genesio ed Uniti 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 0.064 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 4.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Genesio ed Uniti declared an average taxable income of 33,277 euros, above the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Genesio ed Uniti 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 86 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Genesio ed Uniti has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.
There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of San Genesio ed Uniti.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.8% of the land in San Genesio ed Uniti, compared with 9.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Genesio ed Uniti 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 San Genesio ed Uniti.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Genesio ed Uniti: 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 Genesio ed Uniti 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 19 inhabited census areas in San Genesio ed Uniti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 11.9%
- good 87.9%
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 018135. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.