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Torre d'Arese: 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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Torre d'Arese, young families on the Pavia plain

Torre d'Arese lies on the plain in the eastern part of the province of Pavia, among maize fields, meadows and farmsteads, in an area where the province approaches that of Lodi. It is a small, flat village with a compact centre and newer houses that have grown up around its edges in recent decades.

Compared with many villages nearby, the make-up of the population stands out. The average age is 42.6, against 47.1 across the province, and over-65s are just 14.7%, whereas in the province they reach 25.2%. Households average 2.33 people and foreign residents account for 9.4%. In 2023 there were 917 residents, down 6.1% on the 2011 census, according to Istat, the national statistics office.

For buyers, Torre d'Arese is mainly a place to live and commute from. Pavia, Lodi and the southern Milan area can be reached by car, with journey times worth testing at rush hour; the village has few services, so people rely on the towns nearby. You will find recent detached and terraced houses, as well as farmsteads and courtyard houses needing renovation. Declared incomes are below the provincial figure.

The province of Pavia has two seismic zones in the Civil Protection classification: Torre d'Arese is in zone 3 with 156 other municipalities, and the remaining 27 are in the lowest zone. Expected ground acceleration is 0.070 g. In a courtyard house, ask whether the roof has been redone and whether there are cracks in the load-bearing walls.

On an irrigated plain crossed by channels and canals, the report checks the specific address against the official flood maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here.

Key points

  • Village on the eastern Pavia plain, among fields and farmsteads.
  • Over-65s at 14.7%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Average age 42.6, households of 2.33 people.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.070 g.

Overview

Torre d'Arese is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 917 residents, ranked 110 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torre d'Arese 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 0.070 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (47). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torre d'Arese declared an average taxable income of 23,920 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torre d'Arese 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 78 metres above sea level.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Torre d'Arese.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.0% of the land in Torre d'Arese, 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

Torre d'Arese 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 Torre d'Arese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torre d'Arese: 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 Torre d'Arese 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 15 inhabited census areas in Torre d'Arese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 49 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 91.3%
  • fair 8.7%

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 018157. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.