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Scaldasole: 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 Piave 1, Scaldasole.

Scaldasole, a Lomellina village among the rice fields

In the Lomellina, the rice-growing plain in the province of Pavia, the landscape changes with the seasons: in spring the flooded paddies turn into sheets of water, in summer a green sea, in autumn stubble and fog. Scaldasole sits in the middle of this plain, at just over eighty metres above sea level. For work, secondary schools and hospital, people drive to Pavia, Vigevano and Mortara.

Homes for sale are mostly village houses, detached houses and courtyard farmsteads. A rural building can give you a lot of space, but before signing look at the roof, floors, rising damp and the cost of bringing heating and services up to modern standards. The climate is zone E, with long, damp winters. With canals and irrigation channels all around, flood hazard depends on the address, and the report reads it from the official maps.

The village has thinned out: 854 residents at the end of 2023, 113 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 11.7%, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.2, against 47.1 for the province of Pavia; over-65s are 26.0%, foreign residents 6.9%. Average declared incomes are close to the provincial figure, slightly below.

For earthquakes Scaldasole is in seismic zone 3, like most of the province (157 of 184 municipalities); the other 27 are in zone 4, the lowest. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.058 g, a low value. In brick farm buildings the weak points are usually timber roofs and walls that are not tied together.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: from the address, the report identifies the land parcel.

Key points

  • Lomellina plain, among rice fields and farmsteads.
  • 854 residents, down 11.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.058 g.
  • Flood hazard to check by address, with canals all around.

Overview

Scaldasole is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 854 residents, ranked 113 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Scaldasole 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 0.058 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 11.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Scaldasole declared an average taxable income of 25,716 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Scaldasole is in climate zone E, with 2,619 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, Scaldasole has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Scaldasole.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.5% of the land in Scaldasole, 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

Scaldasole 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 Scaldasole. 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 Scaldasole: 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 Scaldasole 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 10 inhabited census areas in Scaldasole. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 87.9%
  • good 12.1%

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 018147. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.