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Valeggio: 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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Valeggio, farmland and courtyard houses in Lomellina

Valeggio has 187 residents according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office (2023), 49 fewer than the 236 of the 2011 census: a fall of 20.8%. It is one of the villages of Lomellina, the plain of the province of Pavia between the rivers Ticino, Po and Sesia, and like the others it sits among fields, at just over 90 metres above sea level, with a compact built-up area and country roads linking it to nearby towns.

Residents have an estimated average age of 51.5, against 47.1 in the province of Pavia, and over-65s make up 28.9%. Foreign residents account for 10.7%, and households average 2.08 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The housing is that of the Lombard countryside: courtyard houses with porticoes and hay barns, detached houses built in recent decades on the edge of the village, and the odd isolated farmstead. A courtyard house may share parts with other owners, such as the yard, the entrances and sometimes walls and roofs, so before signing a preliminary contract read the title deed carefully and work out who pays for what. In older houses rising damp is the most common defect. You will need a car for work and services.

Valeggio is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province, with low expected ground acceleration, about 0.053 g.

On the plain, the thing to check is water: ditches, canals and rivers can flood different areas in very different ways. The report reads the official flood maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Lomellina farmland, at just over 90 metres above sea level.
  • 187 residents in 2023, down 20.8% since 2011.
  • Courtyard houses: clarify shared parts before signing.
  • Seismic zone 3 with low acceleration, about 0.053 g.

Overview

Valeggio is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 187 residents, among the smallest in the province (176 of 184).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valeggio 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 0.053 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 20.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valeggio declared an average taxable income of 20,707 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valeggio 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 93 metres above sea level.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Valeggio.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.2% of the land in Valeggio, 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

Valeggio 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 Valeggio; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valeggio: 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 Valeggio 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 Valeggio. 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 018167. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.