Torrevecchia Pia: 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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Torrevecchia Pia, farmland between Pavia, Lodi and Milan
Torrevecchia Pia lies on the eastern Pavia plain, in the belt of irrigated farmland separating Pavia from the Lodi area and the southern outskirts of Milan. The landscape is flat, made up of fields, irrigation ditches and farmsteads, and the built-up area is split between the main village and a few rural clusters. It has become a place to live for people who work in Pavia, Milan or around Lodi and want a house with a garden at lower cost than in the city.
The figures describe a young municipality for the province of Pavia. Over-65s make up 18.1%, against 25.2% for the province, and the average age is 43.4 against 47.1. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,541 residents in 2023, up 3.3% on 2011, and foreign residents account for 9.8%. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial level.
The other side of the coin is services. Overture Maps data record just 9 services in all, including 3 school sites and 1 pharmacy, and open public transport data show no stops in the municipality. For shopping, sport and nearly everything else you take the car. The market is mostly newer detached and terraced houses, plus farm buildings in need of renovation.
Earthquake risk is low. Torrevecchia Pia is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department scale (the national emergency agency), like 156 other municipalities in the province, and the expected acceleration is about 0.065 g. In a new house, the energy rating and build quality matter more; in a farmhouse, roofs, damp and walls.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report reaches the plot from the address. On a plain crossed by ditches and canals, distance from watercourses and the flood maps are checked spot by spot.
Key points
- Irrigated plain between Pavia, the Lodi area and southern Milan.
- Over-65s at 18.1%, well below the provincial average.
- 3,541 residents in 2023, up 3.3% since 2011.
- Only 9 services recorded and no stops: a car is needed.
Overview
Torrevecchia Pia is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,541 residents, ranked 34 of 184 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torrevecchia Pia 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 0.065 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 3.3%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (47). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torrevecchia Pia declared an average taxable income of 24,792 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Torrevecchia Pia 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 84 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torrevecchia Pia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Torrevecchia Pia.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.8% of the land in Torrevecchia Pia, 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
Torrevecchia Pia 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 Torrevecchia Pia.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torrevecchia Pia: 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 Torrevecchia Pia 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 30 inhabited census areas in Torrevecchia Pia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 23.2%
- fair 76.8%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 018160. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.