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Verretto: 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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Verretto, the Oltrepò plain near Casteggio

Verretto is a small municipality on the plain of the Oltrepò Pavese, the part of the province of Pavia south of the Po, at around 80 metres, at the foot of the first vine-covered hills and a few kilometres from Casteggio. The land is flat and farmed, crossed by roads and small streams, with the village and a few farmsteads. Casteggio and Voghera are the reference for services, schools and the railway station; Pavia and Milan are reached by car or by train from Voghera.

The population profile is in line with the province: 362 residents in 2023, 6.2% fewer than the 386 of 2011, with an estimated average age of 47.1 against 47.1 for the province and over-65s at 26.2%. Foreign residents are 4.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Homes are detached houses, small villas and village houses. On the plain, check the official flood maps for the exact address, since streams coming down from the hills can rise in storms, and look for rising damp in older buildings. It is climate zone E, with fog and damp winters. The village has few services.

Earthquake hazard is moderate: Verretto is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 156 other municipalities in the province, while 27 are in zone 4, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.084 g. With an old masonry house, checking the connections between walls and floors before buying is a useful step.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel and building from the street.

Key points

  • Oltrepò plain municipality near Casteggio.
  • 362 residents in 2023, average age 47.1.
  • Seismic zone 3, like 156 other municipalities nearby.
  • Plain with streams: check flood-prone areas for the address.

Overview

Verretto is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 362 residents, ranked 162 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Verretto 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 0.084 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 6.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Verretto declared an average taxable income of 23,322 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Verretto 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 78 metres above sea level.

Services

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 Verretto.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.8% of the land in Verretto, compared with 9.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 7.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Verretto 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 Verretto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Verretto: 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 Verretto 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 Verretto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 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 018174. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.