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Zeme: 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 Cavaliere Giuseppe Robecchi 1, Zeme.

Zeme, rice fields and farmsteads in the Lomellina

The Lomellina is the rice-growing plain in the west of the province of Pavia, and Zeme is a good example of its landscape: fields flooded in spring, rows of poplars, irrigation channels and large courtyard farmsteads standing alone in the countryside. The village is small and flat, about a hundred metres above sea level. For work, secondary schools and services, people travel to the larger towns of the Lomellina and on towards Pavia, Novara or Milan.

House hunters will mostly find homes in the village, often with a yard, and farmsteads or parts of farmsteads to restore. These are big buildings, with haylofts and stables that can be turned into living space, but the work is substantial: before making an offer, find out the permitted use, any planning restrictions and the condition of the roofs. Water is everywhere here, in the channels and the paddies, and the report checks the official flood maps for each address.

In 2023 Zeme had 983 residents, down 9.1% from 1,082 in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.7, above the provincial 47.1; over-65s are 29.9% and foreign residents 10.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low. Zeme is in seismic zone 4, as classified by the Civil Protection Department, together with 26 other municipalities in the province, while the remaining 157 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is 0.043 g.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps cover the municipality, so the report can trace the address to its land parcel and the local price band.

Key points

  • Rice fields and farmsteads in the Lomellina, Pavia's plain.
  • 983 residents in 2023, down 9.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.043 g.
  • Channels and paddies: check flood hazard by address.

Overview

Zeme is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 983 residents, ranked 104 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Zeme is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 27 of 184 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.043 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 9.1%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Zeme declared an average taxable income of 22,629 euros, below the provincial average (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Zeme is in climate zone E, with 2,622 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 104 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Zeme has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.4% of the land in Zeme, 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

Zeme 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 Zeme.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Zeme: 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 Zeme 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 21 inhabited census areas in Zeme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 73.9%
  • good 25.7%

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 018186. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.