Torricella Verzate: 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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Torricella Verzate, where the Oltrepò plain meets the hills
Torricella Verzate occupies the strip where the Oltrepò Pavese plain begins to rise into the first hills, at around 160 metres. The municipality has a flat part, more built up and close to the main roads, and a hilly part of vineyards, hamlets and scattered houses.
For buyers the choice depends a lot on the area: on the flat, small villas and recent homes that are convenient for driving to Voghera, Pavia or elsewhere in Lombardy; in the hills, country houses and farmsteads with views and land but narrower access. This is climate zone E, with cold winters, and insulation matters a great deal in country houses.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 808 residents in 2023, 29 fewer than in 2011, a change of -3.5% that leaves the village almost stable. The average age is 49.7 (province 47.1), over-65s make up 28.5% and foreign residents 10.9%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average, slightly below.
Seismic hazard is moderate: Torricella Verzate is in zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 157 municipalities in the province of Pavia, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.091 g. For a farmhouse, ask how the roof and floors are built and whether any recent work has been done.
The two halves of the municipality also face different hazards: in the hills ground stability matters, on the flat the water of the streams flowing towards the Po. The report checks both sets of official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report finds the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Between the Oltrepò plain and the first hills.
- Residents almost stable: -3.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.091 g.
- Landslides in the hills, floods on the flat: checked by address.
Overview
Torricella Verzate is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 808 residents, ranked 119 of 184 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torricella Verzate 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 0.091 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 3.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torricella Verzate declared an average taxable income of 25,234 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Torricella Verzate 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 160 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torricella Verzate has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 sports facilities.
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 Torricella Verzate.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 14.8% of the land in Torricella Verzate, 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
Torricella Verzate 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 Torricella Verzate.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torricella Verzate: 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 Torricella Verzate 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 21 inhabited census areas in Torricella Verzate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 53.4%
- good 46.6%
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 018161. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.