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Stradella: 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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Stradella.

Stradella, accordions and vines where the Oltrepò meets the Po

Leave the A21 motorway at the Broni-Stradella exit and you are where the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese drop down to the Po plain. Stradella is one of the main towns in the area, number 5 by population in the province of Pavia, and it has a long history of accordion making. The surrounding hills are covered in the vineyards that make the Oltrepò one of Lombardy's main wine areas.

The town has a station on the line between Voghera and Piacenza, and the public transport timetables list 2 rail lines. Stradella has two sides. The lower, flat part holds the centre, the services and the newer districts; heading up into the hills you find scattered houses and villas with views. There are 1.48 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, well above the provincial average, and supermarkets are more frequent than elsewhere in the province.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 11,459 residents in 2023, down 1.5% on 2011. The estimated average age of 47.1 matches the province. Foreign residents make up 16.2%, a high share for the area, and households are small at 2.15 people on average.

Earthquake hazard is low. Stradella is in zone 3 with 156 other municipalities around Pavia, while the remaining 27 are in zone 4, the lowest; expected ground acceleration is about 0.092 g. For a house in the hills, the ground matters more than the shaking.

The Oltrepò hills are among the most landslide-prone parts of Lombardy. Many slides are slow, shifting the ground a few centimetres a year and leaving their mark on walls and floors. Before buying on a slope, look for cracks and ask whether any stabilisation work has been done. The report checks landslide and flood hazard for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Station on the Voghera to Piacenza line; A21 exit Broni-Stradella.
  • 2 rail lines in the public transport timetables.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.092 g.
  • On the Oltrepò hills, landslides are checked house by house.

Overview

Stradella is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 11,459 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Stradella 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 0.092 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 1.5%. 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 16.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Stradella declared an average taxable income of 26,068 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Stradella 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 101 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Stradella has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 17 healthcare facilities and 12 sports facilities.

There are 1.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 23.7% of the land in Stradella, 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

Stradella 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Stradella, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Stradella: 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 Stradella 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 81 inhabited census areas in Stradella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 10.1%
  • good 56.3%
  • very good 33.3%

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 018153. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.