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Zenevredo: 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 Vittorio Emanuele 1, Zenevredo.

Zenevredo, the first Oltrepò hills above Stradella

Where the plain along the Via Emilia gives way to the first hills of the Oltrepò Pavese, in the Stradella area, lies Zenevredo. It is a small municipality of houses and hamlets spread over low hills, with the Po plain a few minutes' drive away and, on clear winter days, a view reaching the Alps.

The advantage of the location is the closeness of services: Stradella has shops, schools and a railway station, with connections to Pavia, Piacenza and Milan. Zenevredo therefore works well for anyone who wants a house with a garden in the hills without giving up transport links. Homes are mostly detached houses and country houses; check the access, rainwater drainage and the stability of the ground around the house.

In 2023 there were 491 residents, up 2.7% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.9, close to the provincial 47.1, and over-65s make up 25.3%. Foreign residents account for 6.9%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Zenevredo is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 157 of the 184 municipalities in the province of Pavia, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.093 g in the built-up area. For a recent detached house this boils down to a simple question for the seller: which standards was the structure designed to?

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the land parcel from the address. On the Oltrepò hills a sloping plot should be checked against the official landslide maps, which the report reads for that address.

Key points

  • First hills of the Oltrepò Pavese, in the Stradella area.
  • Population up 2.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.093 g.
  • Incomes in line with the provincial average.

Overview

Zenevredo is a municipality in the province of Pavia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 491 residents, ranked 150 of 184 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Zenevredo 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 0.093 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Zenevredo declared an average taxable income of 26,321 euros, in line with the province (26,290 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Zenevredo is in climate zone E, with 2,832 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 204 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.5% of the land in Zenevredo, 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

Zenevredo 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 Zenevredo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Zenevredo: 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 Zenevredo 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 16 inhabited census areas in Zenevredo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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

ISTAT code 018187. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.