San Martino Siccomario: 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 Martino Siccomario, across the Ticino from Pavia
San Martino Siccomario is the first municipality you reach leaving Pavia southwards, just over the river Ticino. It covers the strip of plain between the Ticino and the Po, known as the Siccomario, and the built-up area is almost an extension of the city. Recent decades have brought estates of detached houses and blocks of flats, popular with people who work in Pavia, at the university or in its hospitals.
Public transport timetables show 3 lines serving the municipality, between trains and buses, and Pavia is minutes away; from there Milan is about half an hour by train. Buyers coming from the city find newer houses and usually lower prices, with the drawback that the bridges over the Ticino clog up at rush hour.
Water is the thing to watch. The municipality lies between two large rivers, and the lowest areas towards the Ticino and the Po can be reached by floods; flood hazard varies a lot from street to street and the report checks it at the exact address. Cellars, underground garages and semi-basement floors should be judged with this in mind.
The town is growing fast: 6,388 residents at the end of 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, 11.3% more than in 2011. The average age is 46.8, foreign residents make up 12.9% and declared incomes are above the provincial average.
Earthquake hazard is low: zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province of Pavia, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.072 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.
Key points
- Between the Ticino and the Po, just south of Pavia.
- Population up 11.3% since 2011.
- 3 public transport lines between trains and buses.
- Low ground near the rivers: check flood hazard at the address.
Overview
San Martino Siccomario is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,388 residents, among the most populous in the province (17 of 184).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Martino Siccomario 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 0.072 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 11.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Martino Siccomario declared an average taxable income of 27,499 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Martino Siccomario is in climate zone E, with 2,623 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 63 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Martino Siccomario has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 7 sports facilities.
There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.9% of the land in San Martino Siccomario, compared with 9.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Martino Siccomario 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 open contaminated sites in San Martino Siccomario; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Martino Siccomario: 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 Martino Siccomario 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 38 inhabited census areas in San Martino Siccomario. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.3%
- fair 8.3%
- good 91.5%
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 018137. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.