In the 18th century, Bressana was mentioned in the chronicles of the municipality of Pavia and in the acts of the curia of Turin as a farmhouse, property of the relatives of the numerous Berti family. It developed after the construction of the brickworks and the Stradella – Pavia railway line. Places of interest • Garzaia of the Roggia Torbida (“garzaia” - herons nesting site)