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Voghera: 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: Via Emilia 1, Voghera.

Voghera, the railway junction of the Oltrepò Pavese

Arrive in Voghera by train and its role is obvious: the town has long been a railway crossroads where the lines to Milan, Genoa, Turin and Piacenza meet. It is the main town of the Oltrepò Pavese, the part of the province of Pavia south of the river Po, and marks the point where the plain gives way to wine-growing hills. The Staffora stream runs beside it.

Timetable data show 1 railway stations in the municipality with 2 lines, and the Turin-Piacenza motorway passes just outside town. For anyone commuting to Milan or Genoa, living close to the station makes a big difference, and the report measures the walking distance for each address.

The centre is compact, with arcaded streets, the cathedral and the Visconti castle, surrounded by twentieth-century districts and small industrial areas. In older homes in the centre the main cost is usually renovation, with wiring, plumbing and roofs to redo and insulation often missing, in climate zone E with foggy, cold winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 38,976 residents (2023), up 2.1% on 2011, and a population older than the province's: average age 48.1 against 47.1, over-65s at 27.2%. Households are small, 2.05 people on average, and foreign residents make up 15.4%. Incomes are in line with the provincial average.

For earthquakes the town is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.083 g. It is a moderate hazard, not one to ignore in old masonry buildings. Near the Staffora and the irrigation canals of the plain, flood hazard is checked for the individual address, using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps that the report relies on to find the plot.

Key points

  • Rail crossroads for Milan, Genoa, Turin and Piacenza.
  • 38,976 residents, over-65s at 27.2%.
  • Foreign residents at 15.4%, households of 2.05 on average.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.083 g.

Overview

Voghera is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 38,976 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Voghera 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 0.083 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 2.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 15.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Voghera declared an average taxable income of 26,257 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Voghera is in climate zone E, with 2,685 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 96 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Voghera has 35 schools and 12 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 24 grocery shops and supermarkets, 47 healthcare facilities, 41 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.0 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 19.6% of the land in Voghera, compared with 9.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Voghera 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Voghera, and 9 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Voghera: 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 Voghera 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 602 inhabited census areas in Voghera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.9%
  • fair 30.3%
  • good 52.4%
  • very good 15.4%

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 018182. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.