Zelo Buon Persico: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Lodi, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Zelo Buon Persico, on the Paullese road between Milan and Crema
Drive out of Milan along the Paullese road towards Crema and, just after Paullo, you enter the province of Lodi at Zelo Buon Persico. It is a town on the irrigated plain of the northern Lodi area, a landscape of farmsteads, irrigation ditches and maize fields that reaches towards the river Adda to the east.
Over recent decades Zelo has grown as a place to live for people working in the Milan area: new detached houses and small blocks of flats around the centre and the outlying hamlets, lower prices than in the towns ringing Milan, and room for a garden and parking. The downside is rush-hour traffic on the Paullese. There is no railway and nearly everyone drives, so try the commute before you commit.
It is one of the youngest municipalities in the area. Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 7,422 residents in 2023, up 8.0% since 2011, or 550 more people. The estimated average age is 43.2 against 45.4 for the province, over-65s make up 19.0% and foreign residents 8.9%. With households of 2.37 people on average, Zelo ranks 6 by population among the 60 municipalities of the province, and average incomes are slightly above the provincial figure.
The whole province of Lodi is in seismic zone 3 in the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile) classification, and the expected ground acceleration at Zelo is about 0.067 g, a low hazard. For newer houses, look at the energy rating and build quality; for converted farmhouses, at the roof and walls and whether the work was properly authorised.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report goes from the address to the plot. In the lower areas towards the Adda and near the irrigation canals, flood hazard is checked address by address.
Key points
- On the Paullese, the first Lodi-area town coming from Milan.
- Up 8.0% since 2011; over-65s only 19.0%.
- Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Lodi.
- No railway: test the drive to Milan before you buy.
Overview
Zelo Buon Persico is a municipality in the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,422 residents, among the most populous in the province (6 of 60).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Zelo Buon Persico is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 60 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.067 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 8.0%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Zelo Buon Persico declared an average taxable income of 27,793 euros, in line with the province (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Zelo Buon Persico is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 95 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Zelo Buon Persico has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Zelo Buon Persico.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.4% of the land in Zelo Buon Persico, compared with 12.4% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Zelo Buon Persico 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 Zelo Buon Persico.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Zelo Buon Persico: 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 Zelo Buon Persico 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 31 inhabited census areas in Zelo Buon Persico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 11.0%
- good 89.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 098061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.