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Zavattarello: 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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Zavattarello, the Dal Verme castle and the upper Val Tidone

The Dal Verme castle looks down over the village and is the first building you see as you arrive. Zavattarello lies in the hilly upper part of the Oltrepò Pavese, in the upper Val Tidone at around 550 metres: high hills and woods where the province of Pavia meets the area around Piacenza. The Tidone flows down into Emilia, while reaching Voghera and Pavia means crossing the Oltrepò hills.

The historic centre slopes and the municipality has many scattered hamlets. Anyone thinking of moving here needs to reckon with the climate of zone F, cold winters and hill roads, and with the distance from larger services. In an old house in the centre, besides the roof, look at the heating system and the insulation, which weigh on running costs every year.

The population is old: the estimated average age is 53.9 against 47.1 in the province, and over-65s are 37.1% against 25.2%. There are 891 residents (2023), down 14.0% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics institute, and households average 1.82 people. Foreign residents are 9.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. The services data list 12 bars and restaurants.

The Civil Protection department places the municipality in seismic zone 3, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province; the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.098 g. In old stone buildings, check how walls and floors are tied together before renovating.

On the clay hills of the Oltrepò, landslide hazard changes from slope to slope: the report checks it on the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Upper Val Tidone, in the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese.
  • Over-65s at 37.1%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • 891 residents, down 14.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3; landslides checked by address.

Overview

Zavattarello is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 891 residents, ranked 111 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Zavattarello 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 0.098 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 14.0%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (47). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Zavattarello declared an average taxable income of 22,315 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Zavattarello is in climate zone F, with 3,138 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 550 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Zavattarello has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.6% of the land in Zavattarello, 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

Zavattarello 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 Zavattarello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Zavattarello: 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 Zavattarello 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 37 inhabited census areas in Zavattarello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 52.5%
  • good 47.5%

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 018184. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.