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Villanterio: 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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Villanterio, a growing village in the eastern Pavia lowlands

Villanterio is a municipality on the Lombardy plain, in the eastern part of Pavia province, where the Pavia area meets the Lodi and Milan areas. The land is flat and farmed, with irrigated fields, farmsteads and small canals, and the village has expanded in recent decades with new residential streets around the centre.

Unlike many small municipalities, Villanterio is growing: in 2023 there were 3,367 residents, 6.8% more than in 2011. The population is younger than average, with an average age of 45.7 against 47.1 in the province and over-65s at 22.4% against 25.2%. The share of foreign residents is very high at 22.9%. Average declared incomes remain below the Pavia average.

The key question for buyers here is getting around. The open public transport data list 0 stops in the municipality: that does not necessarily mean no bus ever passes, but that no routes appear in the published datasets, so check timetables before you choose. In practice people commuting to Pavia, Lodi or Milan drive. The market offers detached houses, terraced houses and flats in recent low-rise blocks.

Pavia province is split between seismic zones 3 and 4 in the Civil Protection classification, and Villanterio is in zone 3, with a low expected acceleration of about 0.076 g. On the plain, near canals and watercourses, the report checks the official flood maps for the address, and for basements it is worth asking how they were waterproofed.

Key points

  • Farmland where the Pavia, Lodi and Milan areas meet.
  • Residents up 6.8% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 22.9%, average age 45.7.
  • No stops in the open transport data: a car is needed.

Overview

Villanterio is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,367 residents, ranked 37 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villanterio 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 0.076 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 grown by 6.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 22.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villanterio declared an average taxable income of 24,224 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villanterio 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 75 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villanterio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.5% of the land in Villanterio, 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

Villanterio 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 Villanterio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villanterio: 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 Villanterio 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 24 inhabited census areas in Villanterio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 68.4%
  • good 31.5%

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 018180. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.