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Azzanello: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Cremona, 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 Cairoli 1, Azzanello.

Azzanello, on the Cremona bank of the Oglio

The river Oglio marks the boundary between the provinces of Cremona and Brescia, and Azzanello sits on the Cremona side, in flat countryside of farmsteads, rows of trees and a belt of woodland along the river. For work and wider services people drive to the nearby towns in both provinces.

A house near the Oglio needs a careful look where water is concerned. The official flood hazard maps separate the low-lying land along the river from the village and the higher farmland, and the report reads them for the exact address. In farmhouses, the state of the roofs and timber floors also matters.

Azzanello has lost residents in recent years: 620 in 2023 against 717 in 2011, a fall of 13.5% according to Istat, the national statistics institute. Foreign residents account for 17.4%, a significant share of the population. The average age is 48.8, against 46.8 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.4%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

For earthquakes the province of Cremona is uniform: all 113 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification. In Azzanello the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.104 g, a moderate value. For an older building, ask whether the walls and roof have been reinforced and whether the paperwork exists.

The cadastre is published: with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps the report traces the address to its land parcel, which also helps to see where a plot ends and the river belt begins.

Key points

  • Rural village on the Cremona bank of the Oglio.
  • 620 residents, down 13.5% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 17.4%.
  • All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Azzanello is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 620 residents, ranked 91 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Azzanello is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 113 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.104 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 fallen by 13.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 17.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Azzanello declared an average taxable income of 23,996 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Azzanello is in climate zone E, with 2,389 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 68 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Azzanello has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 parks and green areas.

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 Azzanello.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.8% of the land in Azzanello, compared with 10.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Azzanello 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 open contaminated sites in Azzanello; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Azzanello: 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 Azzanello 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 9 inhabited census areas in Azzanello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 99.0%

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 019004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.