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Sant'Alessio con Vialone: 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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Sant'Alessio con Vialone, growing countryside north-east of Pavia

Two village cores, as the name says, Sant'Alessio and Vialone, among the fields of the plain around Pavia, a short drive from the city. The castle of Sant'Alessio houses a nature reserve with birds of many species.

The striking figure is growth: 1,043 residents in 2023, 24.2% more than in 2011, or 203 more people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Age tells the same story: an average of 41.5 against 47.1 for the province, and over-65s at 15.6%, far below the provincial 25.2%. Households average 2.53 people, and foreign nationals make up 5.8%.

Buyers will find recent detached and terraced houses alongside farmsteads and houses in the old village cores. Pavia, with its university, hospitals and station, is a few minutes away by car, and Milan can be reached by train from there. Declared incomes are above the provincial average. On the plain, in climate zone E, winter fog and damp are part of the picture, so insulation and energy rating matter.

Seismic hazard is low. The municipality is in zone 3, like 156 other municipalities in the province, while 27 are in zone 4; the expected ground acceleration is 0.071 g. In a recent house, build quality and systems weigh more.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Among the irrigation ditches and canals of the plain, flood hazard is checked on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Growing municipality: residents up 24.2% since 2011.
  • Average age 41.5, against 47.1 in the province.
  • Pavia a few minutes by car; bird reserve in the castle.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.071 g.

Overview

Sant'Alessio con Vialone is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,043 residents, ranked 98 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Alessio con Vialone 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 24.2%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (47). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Alessio con Vialone declared an average taxable income of 29,773 euros, above the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sant'Alessio con Vialone 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 83 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Alessio con Vialone has 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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 Sant'Alessio con Vialone.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.5% of the land in Sant'Alessio con Vialone, 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

Sant'Alessio con Vialone 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 Sant'Alessio con Vialone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Alessio con Vialone: 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 Sant'Alessio con Vialone 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 20 inhabited census areas in Sant'Alessio con Vialone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.4%
  • fair 97.6%

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 018141. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.