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Trovo: 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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Trovo, a young village on the plain near Pavia

Trovo has a younger population than the average for the province of Pavia. It is a small municipality on the plain, among rice fields, maize and rows of poplars, with its centre gathered around the church and the old farm courtyards, plus a few neighbourhoods of detached houses built in recent decades.

Daily life revolves around getting about. Pavia is the city for the hospital, university, secondary schools and public offices, and the Milan area is also within reach for those who drive. Buyers mostly find detached and terraced houses and flats in small blocks, alongside the historic farm courtyards, which often need restoring. The climate zone is E: cold winters, frequent fog on the plain and muggy summers, with mosquitoes from the rice fields.

In 2023 there were 999 residents, down 2.3% since 2011. The average age is 43.5, against 47.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 17.3%, well below the provincial 25.2%. Households have 2.51 members on average and foreign residents are 3.6%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

For earthquakes the municipality is in zone 3, like 157 of 184 municipalities in the province, with a low expected ground acceleration of 0.052 g. For a recent house, the energy rating, the systems and running costs matter most.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Trovo. The report finds the plot from the address and shows the official flood maps, useful on a plain crossed by irrigation ditches and canals.

Key points

  • Municipality on the plain among rice fields, with a young population.
  • Average age 43.5, over-65s at 17.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.052 g.
  • Pavia for services; a car is needed to get about.

Overview

Trovo is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 999 residents, ranked 101 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Trovo 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 0.052 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 2.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Trovo declared an average taxable income of 25,724 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Trovo 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 97 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Trovo has 1 school 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 Trovo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.6% of the land in Trovo, 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

Trovo 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 open contaminated sites in Trovo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Trovo: 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 Trovo 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 8 inhabited census areas in Trovo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 018165. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.