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Torre de' Negri: 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 Belgioioso 1, Torre de' Negri.

Torre de' Negri, Pavia plain towards the Po

The plain east of Pavia, towards the river Po, is made up of fields, poplar plantations and farmsteads, with small villages close to one another. Torre de' Negri is one of them, at just over seventy metres, with Belgioioso a short distance away and Pavia within driving distance for work, the university, hospitals and offices. The Milan area is not far either.

For buyers, being close to Pavia and Milan is the main reason to look at such a small village. Housing includes courtyard houses, small detached homes and recent builds. Before buying, look at the ground floor and cellars, since the water table is close to the surface here, and ask whether the house has ever had water in its lower rooms. Winters in climate zone E are damp and foggy.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 332 residents in 2023, against 347 in 2011, down 4.3%. The estimated average age is 50.4, against 47.1 in the province of Pavia, and 30.1% of residents are over 65. Households average 2.26 people; foreign residents make up 10.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Torre de' Negri is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.084 g. For an old courtyard house, the connections between walls, floors and roof matter most.

With the Po and its tributaries in the area, the official flood maps are the most important check: the report looks them up for the address and finds the land parcel with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Plain east of Pavia, towards the Po, near Belgioioso.
  • Near the Po: check flooding, water table and lower rooms.
  • 332 residents in 2023, average age 50.4.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.084 g.

Overview

Torre de' Negri is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 332 residents, among the smallest in the province (167 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torre de' Negri 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 0.084 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 4.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torre de' Negri declared an average taxable income of 20,967 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torre de' Negri 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 73 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Torre de' Negri has 1 sports facility.

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 Torre de' Negri.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.2% of the land in Torre de' Negri, compared with 9.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Torre de' Negri 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 de' Negri.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torre de' Negri: 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 de' Negri 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 6 inhabited census areas in Torre de' Negri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 018158. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.