The province of Pavia () is a

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in the

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region of

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. Its capital is

Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was a major polit ...

. , the province has a population of 548,722 inhabitants and an area of ; the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205.

History

The city Pavia was initially settled by the

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and was later occupied by Gaulish tribes; it was conquered by the

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in 220 BCE. Named "Ticinum" by the Romans, the town was reinforced and became a key part of their defenses in northern Italy; despite this, the town was sacked by

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, the ruler of the Hunnic Empire, in 452 CE, and then again by

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in 476 CE. In the sixth century it was the capital of German tribe the

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and survived an attempted Frankish invasion. However, following the death of Charlemagne, the Lombard territory became part of Frankish territory. In the 12th century, it became a commune after Frankish rule ceased, and

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fortified areas of the commune and he was crowned in Pavia in 1155. The

University of Pavia The University of Pavia (, UNIPV or ''Università di Pavia''; ) is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. There was evidence of teaching as early as 1361, making it one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest un ...

was founded in 1361. Starting from 1359, Pavia and its neighbourhood were owned by the

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and then the

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of Milan, until, in 1499, the

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became a Spanish possession. It was the scene of a Franco-Imperial battle in 1525, in which

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defeated

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. In 1707 and again 1774, parts of the so-called "principality of Pavia", a province of the Duchy under the Spaniards, were sold to

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; these changes were restored after the collapse of the French Empire in 1814.

Geography

The Province of Pavia is in the region of Lombardy in northwestern Italy. It is bounded to the north by the provinces of

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and Lodi, to the southeast by the

Province of Piacenza The province of Piacenza () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Piacenza. As of 2016, it has a total population of 286,572 inhabitants over an area of , giving it a population density of 111.38 ...

(

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), and to the southwest it is bounded by the

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(

). The province is crossed by the rivers

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and Po, which meet four kilometres south of the capital,

. The province contains 190 communes and the River Po is navigable up to its confluence with the Ticino. There are three regions of the province, the Pavese, which is entirely in the Po Valley, the

Lomellina The Lomellina ( or ) is a geographical and historical area in the Po Valley of northern Italy, located in south-western Lombardy between the Sesia, Po and Ticino rivers. It is one of three areal divisions of the Province of Pavia.

, which is also completely in the Po Valley but between the Ticino and the Po, and Oltrepò, to the south of the Po and which includes Monte Lesima (1,724 m (5,656 ft)), a mountain in the

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which is the highest point in the province. The territory of Siccomario, at the confluence of the two great rivers, should properly be included in Lomellina, but for historical reasons it is considered part of Pavese. Another large river flowing through the province is the

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. The province is mostly flat with the northwestern part of the province being good agricultural land. The southern part rises to low hills which give way to the Ligurian Apennines. The town of Pavia has a major position in northern Italy's textile industry and is renowned for hatmaking. It also plays its part in the country's engineering and metallurgical industries. This is an important winemaking district and produces sparkling wines. It is the largest area in Italy for the production of

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Municipalities

The list below shows the most populated ''

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'' (municipalities) of the province in 2010: Here is a list of the most populated municipalities of the province. Certosa di Pavia - facciata -

The full list is: *

Alagna Alagna () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 876 and an area of .All demographics and other st ...

Albonese Albonese () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km southwest of Milan and about 40 km northwest of Pavia. Albonese borders the following municipalities: Borgolavezzaro, Cilav ...

Albuzzano Albuzzano () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 30 km south of Milan and about 9 km east of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,500 and an area of 15.3 k ...

Arena Po Arena Po () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,595 and an area of .All demographics and ...

Badia Pavese Badia Pavese () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 435 and an area of ...

Bagnaria Bagnaria () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 km south of Milan and about 40 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 640 and an area of 16.6 km ...

Barbianello Barbianello () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 14 km southeast of Pavia. Barbianello borders the following municipalities: Albaredo Arnaboldi, ...

Bascapè Bascapè is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about northeast of Pavia. Bascapè borders the following municipalities: Carpiano, Casaletto Lodigiano, Casell ...

Bastida Pancarana Bastida Pancarana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 14 km southwest of Pavia in the Oltrepò Pavese traditional region. Bastida Pancarana ...

Battuda Battuda is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km southwest of Milan and about 11 km northwest of Pavia. Battuda borders the following municipalities: Marcignago, Rognano ...

* Belgioioso *

Bereguardo Bereguardo ( Lombard: ''Balguàrt'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about northwest of Pavia. Bereguardo borders the following municipalities: Borgo Sa ...

Borgarello Borgarello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km south of Milan and about 6 km north of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,188 and an area of 4.8&n ...

Borgo Priolo Borgo Priolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 25 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,399 and an area of 29 ...

Borgo San Siro Borgo San Siro (Western Lombard: ''Bùrgh San Sir'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about northwest of Pavia, in the western Lomellina. Borgo San Siro ...

Borgoratto Mormorolo Borgoratto Mormorolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 30 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 415 and an area ...

Bornasco Bornasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km south of Milan and about 11 km northeast of Pavia. Bornasco borders the following municipalities: Ceranova, Gi ...

Bosnasco Bosnasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 616 and an area of ...

Brallo di Pregola Brallo di Pregola () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 km south of Milan and about 50 km south of Pavia. As of 30 November 2024, it had a population of 479 and an area of 46. ...

Breme Breme () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 889 and an area of .All demographics and other stat ...

Bressana Bottarone Bressana Bottarone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 11 km south of Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lom ...

Broni Broni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Pavia. Broni borders the following municipalities: Albaredo Arnaboldi, B ...

Calvignano Calvignano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 112 and an area of 6.9& ...

* Campospinoso Albaredo *

Candia Lomellina Candia Lomellina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,639 and an area of .All demograph ...

Canneto Pavese Canneto Pavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Pavia. Canneto Pavese borders the following municipalities: Broni, ...

* Carbonara al Ticino * Casanova Lonati *

Casatisma Casatisma is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 15 km south of Pavia. Casatisma borders the following municipalities: Bressana Bottarone, C ...

Casei Gerola Casei Gerola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. It is located about southwest of Milan and about southwest of Pavia. Casei Gerola borders the following municipalities: Castelnuovo Scrivia, Cornale e Bast ...

Casorate Primo Casorate Primo (Milanese dialect of Western Lombard: ''Casurà'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about northwest of Pavia. Casorate Primo borders the ...

Cassolnovo Cassolnovo (''Cassö'' in lombard) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km northwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a popula ...

* Castana *

Casteggio Casteggio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 61 km south of Milan and about 25 km south of Pavia. As of 31 July 2010, it had a population of 6,537 and an area of 17.8 ...

Castelletto di Branduzzo Castelletto di Branduzzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about south of Milan and about southwest of Pavia. Castelletto di Branduzzo borders the following municipalities: Bastida ...

Castello d'Agogna Castello d'Agogna is a small town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km west of Pavia. It is crossed by the Agogna river. Castello d' ...

Castelnovetto Castelnovetto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 45 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 640 and an area of ...

Cava Manara Cava Manara is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km south of Milan and about 7 km southwest of Pavia, not far from the confluence of the Ticino and the Po rivers. The '' ...

Cecima Cecima is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km south of Milan and about 35 km south of Pavia. Cecima borders the following municipalities: Brignano-Frascata, Godiasco, G ...

Ceranova Ceranova is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km south of Milan and about 11 km northeast of Pavia. Ceranova borders the following municipalities: Bornasco, Lardirago, ...

Ceretto Lomellina Ceretto Lomellina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 40 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 228 and an area ...

Cergnago Cergnago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 30 km west of Pavia. As of 1 January 2018, it had a population of 719 and an area of ...

Certosa di Pavia The Certosa di Pavia is a monastery complex in Lombardy, Northern Italy, situated near a small village of the same name in the Province of Pavia, north of Pavia. Built from 1396 to 1495, it was once located at the end of the Visconti Park a l ...

Cervesina Cervesina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about south of Milan and about southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,186 and an area of .All demographics an ...

Chignolo Po Chignolo Po (; ) is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km east of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3502 and an area of 23 ...

Cigognola Cigognola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Pavia. Cigognola borders the following municipalities: Broni, Canneto Paves ...

Cilavegna Cilavegna (; Western Lombard: ''Silavégna'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, at about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km northwest of Pavia. It has 5440 inhabitants. Cilave ...

Codevilla Codevilla is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 955 and an area of 13. ...

* Colli Verdi *

Confienza Confienza is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 50 km northwest of Pavia. Confienza borders the following municipalities: Casalino, Grano ...

Copiano Copiano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km southeast of Milan and about 13 km east of Pavia. Copiano borders the following municipalities: Filighera, Corteolona e ...

Corana Corana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about southwest of Pavia. Corana borders the following municipalities: Bastida de' Dossi, Cervesina, Pieve Albig ...

* Cornale e Bastida *

Corteolona e Genzone Corteolona e Genzone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has ...

Corvino San Quirico Corvino San Quirico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,084 and an are ...

* Costa de' Nobili *

Cozzo Cozzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 40 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 421 and an area of 17.4&nbs ...

Cura Carpignano Cura Carpignano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km south of Milan and about 9 km northeast of Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lom ...

Dorno Dorno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,415 and an area of .All demographics and othe ...

Ferrera Erbognone Ferrera Erbognone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Pavia. It is included in the lower Lomellina historical region, ...

Filighera Filighera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southeast of Milan and about 13 km east of Pavia. Filighera borders the following municipalities: Albuzzano, Belgioio ...

Fortunago Fortunago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 91 km south of Milan and about 42 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 407 and an area of 18.0&nb ...

Frascarolo Frascarolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 40 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,277 and an area ...

Galliavola Galliavola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 30 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 230 and an area o ...

Gambarana Gambarana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2021, it had a population of 199 and an ...

Gambolò Gambolò is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about northwest of Pavia. Gambolò borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Siro, Mortara, Tromello, Vigevano. S ...

Garlasco Garlasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,343 and an area of .All demographics and ...

Gerenzago Gerenzago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km east of Pavia. Gerenzago borders the following municipalities: Copiano, Corteolona ...

Giussago Giussago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km south of Milan and about 11 km north of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,053 and an area of 24.8&n ...

Godiasco Godiasco Salice Terme (Western Lombard: ''Gudiass'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 30 km south of Pavia. Geography The municipality of ...

Golferenzo Golferenzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about south of Milan and about southeast of Pavia. Golferenzo borders the following municipalities: Alta Val Tidone, Montecalvo Versiggia, ...

Gravellona Lomellina Gravellona Lomellina (Gravalùna in the local variety of Western Lombard) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km northwest of P ...

Gropello Cairoli Gropello Cairoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) with a population of 4,235 in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is located in eastern Lomellina, a short distance from the edge of the terrace that overlooks the Ticino rive ...

Inverno e Monteleone Inverno e Monteleone ( ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km east of Pavia. Inverno e Monteleone borders the following municipalit ...

Landriano Landriano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about northeast of Pavia. Landriano borders the following municipalities: Bascapè, Carpiano, Siziano, Torreve ...

Langosco Langosco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 467 and an area of .All demographics and ot ...

Lardirago Lardirago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km south of Milan and about 9 km northeast of Pavia. Lardirago borders the following municipalities: Bornasco, Ceranova, ...

* Linarolo * Lirio *

Lomello Lomello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 30 km west of Pavia, on the right bank of the Agogna. It gives its name to the surrounding ar ...

* Lungavilla *

Magherno Magherno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km east of Pavia. Magherno borders the following municipalities: Copiano, Gerenza ...

Marcignago Marcignago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km southwest of Milan and about 9 km northwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,155 and an area ...

* Marzano * Mede *

Menconico Menconico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km south of Milan and about 45 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 465 and an area of 28.2&nb ...

Mezzana Bigli Mezzana Bigli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Pavia in the Lomellina traditional region, near the left bank of the ...

Mezzana Rabattone Mezzana Rabattone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about south of Milan and about southwest of Pavia. It is part of the lower Lomellina in the Po River valley, near its confluence wi ...

Mezzanino Mezzanino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km south of Milan and about 7 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,435 and an area of 13 ...

Miradolo Terme Miradolo Terme (Western Lombard: ''Miradò'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km east of Pavia. Miradolo Terme borders the follo ...

Montalto Pavese Montalto Pavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 25 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 941 and an ar ...

Montebello della Battaglia Montebello della Battaglia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km south of Pavia. ''Montebello della Battaglia'' borders the following m ...

Montecalvo Versiggia Montecalvo Versiggia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about south of Milan and about southeast of Pavia. Montecalvo Versiggia borders the following municipalities: Canevino, Golf ...

Montescano Montescano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Pavia. Montescano borders the following municipalities: Canneto Pavese, C ...

Montesegale Montesegale is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 30 km south of Pavia. Montesegale borders the following municipalities: Borgo Priolo, Fortun ...

Monticelli Pavese Monticelli Pavese () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southeast of Milan and about 30 km east of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 737 and an area of 20. ...

Montù Beccaria Montù Beccaria is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about south of Milan and about southeast of Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern ...

Mornico Losana Mornico Losana ''(Murnigh in Oltrepò dialect)'' is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2020, it had a populati ...

* Mortara *

Nicorvo Nicorvo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 40 km northwest of Pavia. It is in the northern Lomellina, near the left bank of the Agogna r ...

* Olevano di Lomellina *

Oliva Gessi Oliva Gessi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about south of Milan and about south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 196 and an area of .All demographics and ...

Ottobiano Ottobiano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,168 and an area of .All demograph ...

* Palestro *

Pancarana Pancarana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 14 km southwest of Pavia, in the Oltrepò Pavese. Pancarana borders the following municipaliti ...

* Parona *

Pietra de' Giorgi Pietra de' Giorgi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, about 45 km south of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 857 and an area of 1 ...

Pieve Albignola Pieve Albignola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Pavia. Pieve Albignola borders the following municipalities: Cor ...

Pieve Porto Morone Pieve Porto Morone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Pavia. Pieve Porto Morone borders the following municipalities ...

Pieve del Cairo Pieve del Cairo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 30 km southwest of Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-wes ...

* Pinarolo Po * Pizzale *

Ponte Nizza Ponte Nizza is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km south of Milan and about 35 km south of Pavia. Ponte Nizza borders the following municipalities: Bagnaria, Cec ...

Portalbera Portalbera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,434 and an area ...

Rea REA or Rea may refer to: Places * Rea, Lombardy, in Italy * Rea, Missouri, United States * Rea River, in Fiordland, New Zealand * River Rea, a river in Birmingham, England * River Rea, Shropshire, a river in Shropshire, England * Rea, Hunga ...

Redavalle Redavalle is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 15 km south of Pavia. Redavalle borders the following municipalities: Barbianello, Broni, Pie ...

Retorbido Retorbido ( Lombard: Al Turbi) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 30 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1 ...

Rivanazzano Terme Rivanazzano Terme ( Lombard: ''La Riva''; known simply as ''Rivanazzano'' before 30 July 2009The name was officially changed by regional law 14.07.2009 no, 12, which followed a referendum held in Rivanazzano on 29 March 2009; the name of Rivanazzan ...

Robbio Robbio is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 45 km west of Pavia. It is part of Lomellina traditional region. Robbio borders the ...

Robecco Pavese Robecco Pavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located in the Oltrepò Pavese about 45 km south of Milan and about 15 km south of Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune o ...

Rocca Susella Rocca Susella is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 30 km south of Pavia. Rocca Susella borders the following municipalities: Borgo Priolo Bo ...

Rocca de' Giorgi Rocca de' Giorgi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 91 and an are ...

Rognano Rognano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about northwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 308 and an area of .All demographics and ...

Romagnese Romagnese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km south of Milan and about 40 km southeast of Pavia. Romagnese borders the following municipalities: Alta Val Tidone, Bo ...

* Roncaro *

Rosasco Rosasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 45 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 691 and an area of 19.8&n ...

Rovescala Rovescala is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Pavia, in the Oltrepò Pavese The Oltrepò Pavese (; ; ) is a histo ...

San Cipriano Po San Cipriano Po is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km south of Milan and about 12 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 435 and an area ...

San Damiano al Colle San Damiano al Colle is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 767 and ...

San Genesio ed Uniti San Genesio ed Uniti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km south of Milan and about 11 km northeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,567 and ...

San Giorgio di Lomellina San Giorgio di Lomellina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 30 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,196 a ...

* San Martino Siccomario *

San Zenone al Po San Zenone al Po is a ''comune'' in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula t ...

Sannazzaro de' Burgondi Sannazzaro de' Burgondi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Pavia, in Lomellina, on the Agogna River. Sannazzaro de' ...

Sant'Alessio con Vialone Sant'Alessio con Vialone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km south of Milan and about 9 km northeast of Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-w ...

Sant'Angelo Lomellina Sant'Angelo Lomellina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 821 and an ...

Santa Cristina e Bissone Santa Cristina e Bissone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, northern Italy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Pavia. Santa Cristina e Bissone borders the following munic ...

Santa Giuletta Santa Giuletta is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 15 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,605 and an a ...

Santa Margherita di Staffora Santa Margherita di Staffora is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 80 km south of Milan and about 50 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 589 and ...

Santa Maria della Versa Santa Maria della Versa () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Pavia. Santa Maria della Versa borders the following munic ...

Sartirana Lomellina Sartirana Lomellina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 40 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,837 and an ...

Scaldasole Scaldasole is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 902 and an area o ...

Semiana Semiana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 256 and an area of 9.9&nb ...

Silvano Pietra Silvano Pietra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 723 and an ar ...

Siziano Siziano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km south of Milan and about 15 km north of Pavia. Siziano borders the following municipalities: Bornasco, Carpiano, Lacchi ...

Sommo Sommo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, about 40 km south of Milan and about 8 km southwest of Pavia, on the eastern border of Lomellina traditional region. Sommo borders the followin ...

Spessa Spessa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, which is located about 40 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 545 and an ...

* Stradella *

Suardi Suardi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 692 and an area of 9 ...

Torrazza Coste Torrazza Coste is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about south of Milan and about southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,516 and an area of .All demographi ...

* Torre Beretti e Castellaro *

Torre d'Arese Torre d'Arese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km northeast of Pavia. Torre d'Arese borders the following municipalities: Magherno ...

Torre d'Isola Torre d'Isola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km south of Milan and about 6 km northwest of Pavia. As of 30 June 2008, it had a population of 2,276 and an area of 16 ...

* Torre de' Negri *

Torrevecchia Pia Torrevecchia Pia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km northeast of Pavia. Torrevecchia Pia borders the following municipalities: Ba ...

Torricella Verzate Torricella Verzate is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km south of Pavia. As of December 31, 2004, it had a population of 829 and an area ...

* Travacò Siccomario *

Trivolzio Trivolzio (Western Lombard: ''Trivóls'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km southwest of Milan and about 12 km northwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a ...

Tromello Tromello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southwest of Milan and about 25 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,561 and an area of 35. ...

Trovo Trovo ( Lombard: ''Tröv'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, about southwest of Milan and northwest of Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Nor ...

Val di Nizza Val di Nizza is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 35 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 701 and an area of 29.5 ...

* Valeggio *

Valle Lomellina Valle Lomellina () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 40 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,224 and an a ...

* Valle Salimbene *

Varzi Varzi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km south of Milan and about 40 km south of Pavia. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of I ...

Velezzo Lomellina Velezzo Lomellina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 113 and an area ...

Vellezzo Bellini Vellezzo Bellini is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km south of Milan and about 10 km northwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,565 and an ar ...

Verretto Verretto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 15 km south of Pavia. Verretto borders the following municipalities: Casatisma, Casteggio, Cas ...

Verrua Po Verrua Po is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 11 km south of Pavia. It is on the right side of the Po River The Po ( , ) is the longest r ...

Vidigulfo Vidigulfo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km northeast of Pavia. Vidigulfo borders the following municipalities: Bornasco, Ceran ...

Vigevano Vigevano (; ) is a (municipality) in the province of Pavia, in the Italian region of Lombardy. A historic art town, it is also renowned for shoemaking and is one of the main centres of Lomellina, a rice-growing agricultural district. Vigevano ...

Villa Biscossi Villa Biscossi () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 30 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 74 and an area of ...

Villanova d'Ardenghi Villanova d'Ardenghi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southwest of Milan and about 9 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 711 an ...

Villanterio Villanterio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km east of Pavia. Villanterio borders the following municipalities: Gerenzago, Invern ...

Vistarino Vistarino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km southeast of Milan and about 13 km east of Pavia. Vistarino borders the following municipalities: Albuzzano, Copiano, ...

Voghera image:Voghera Castle.jpg, The Castle of Voghera in a 19th-century etching. Voghera (Emilian dialect, Vogherese dialect of Emilian: ''Vughera''; Latin language, Latin: ''Forum Iulii Iriensium'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Pavia i ...

Volpara Volpara is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 30 km southeast of Pavia. Volpara borders the following municipalities: Alta Val Tidone, Canevin ...

Zavattarello Zavattarello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km south of Milan and about 35 km south of Pavia. Zavattarello borders the following municipalities: Alta Val Tidone, ...

Zeccone Zeccone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km south of Milan and about 10 km northeast of Pavia. Zeccone borders the following municipalities: Bornasco, Giussago, San ...

* Zeme *

Zenevredo Zenevredo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 459 and an area of ...

* Zerbo *

Zerbolò Zerbolò is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km southwest of Milan and about 11 km west of Pavia. Zerbolò borders the following municipalities: Bereguardo, Borgo Sa ...

Zinasco Zinasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Regions of Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km south of Milan and about 10 km southwest of Pavia in the Lomellina. It is formed by two villages, Zinasc ...

Territories

The province is mainly divided into 3 geographical regions:

Transport

Motorways

* Autostrada A7:

Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...

Autostrada A21 The ''autostrade'' (; : ''autostrada'', ) are roads forming the Italy, Italian national system of motorways. The total length of the system is about , as of 30 July 2022. There are also 13 motorway spur routes, which extend for . Most of the ...

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...

Railway lines

* Alessandria–Piacenza railway *

Milan–Genoa railway The Genoa–Milan railway is a major Italian rail line, connecting the cities of Genoa and Milan. It is long and fully electrified at 3,000 V DC. Passenger traffic is managed by Trenitalia. History Unlike the Turin-Genoa line, the Milan- ...

* Pavia–Stradella railway * Vercelli–Pavia railway * Pavia–Alessandria railway * Mortara–Milan railway

References

External links

Province of Pavia official website

Oltrepò Pavese Touristic site
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