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Val di Nizza: 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: Frazione Sant'Albano 1, Val di Nizza.

Val di Nizza, scattered hamlets in the Oltrepò Apennines

Val di Nizza takes its name from the valley of the Nizza stream in the Oltrepò Pavese, the part of the province of Pavia south of the river Po that climbs towards the Apennines. The municipality is made up of several hamlets and clusters of houses among woods, meadows and slopes at around four hundred metres.

People buy here for peace and space, knowing that everything depends on the car: schools, the hospital and bigger shops are in the towns of the plain and the valley floor. Much of the housing is stone houses and rural buildings, some needing restoration. Before buying, check the access road, water supply, drainage and the roof, as well as insulation for the winters of climate zone E.

The population is older than the provincial average: the average age is 54.6 against 47.1, and over-65s make up 37.9% against 25.2% in the province of Pavia. There were 556 residents in 2023, 99 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 15.1%. Households are small, averaging 1.72 people, and foreign nationals make up 8.6%.

Val di Nizza is in seismic zone 3, like 156 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.097 g. In the Oltrepò Apennines clay soils make landslides the first thing to check, and the report looks up the plot on the official maps.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the whole municipality, hamlets included, and the report traces the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Scattered municipality in the Oltrepò Pavese Apennines.
  • Over-65s at 37.9%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.097 g.
  • Clay soils: check landslide risk plot by plot.

Overview

Val di Nizza is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 556 residents, ranked 141 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Val di Nizza 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 0.097 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 15.1%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (47). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Val di Nizza declared an average taxable income of 22,389 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Val di Nizza is in climate zone E, with 2,962 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 412 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Val di Nizza has 1 grocery shop.

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 Val di Nizza.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.2% of the land in Val di Nizza, 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

Val di Nizza is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Val di Nizza.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Val di Nizza: 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 Val di Nizza 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 28 inhabited census areas in Val di Nizza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 018166. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.