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Bagnolo Cremasco: 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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For example: Via Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Bagnolo Cremasco.

Bagnolo Cremasco, irrigated farmland on the edge of Crema

Bagnolo Cremasco is a lowland village just west of Crema, in the irrigated countryside of the Cremasco area, a landscape of irrigation ditches, maize fields and old farmsteads. It works as part of Crema's inner ring: many residents work in Crema, others travel to Lodi and Milan, and the village has its own industrial area.

For Milan the road to use is the Paullese, which links Crema with the regional capital and is often busy at rush hour. Trains leave from Crema, on the line to Treviglio. The local market is mostly detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats built around the old centre, plus a few farmsteads converted into homes. Differences between one part of the village and another are smaller than in hilly or coastal towns: the age of the building and the distance from busy roads count for more.

There are 4,977 residents in 2023, up 3.9% on 2011, and Bagnolo ranks 13 by population in the province of Cremona. The average age is 45.9, slightly below the provincial figure (46.8), households have 2.35 members on average and foreign residents make up 11.9%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3. Here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.081 g, a low hazard. For houses built before the 1980s it is still useful to know how the structure is made and whether the roof has been worked on.

On the plain the most practical issue is water. The network of ditches and canals is dense and in places the water table is close to the surface, so if you are buying a house with a basement room or an underground garage, ask whether there has been any seepage. The report checks flood risk at the address and uses the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Inner ring of Crema, the Paullese road towards Milan.
  • 4,977 residents, up 3.9% since 2011.
  • The whole province in seismic zone 3.
  • Ditches and water table: check basements and garages.

Overview

Bagnolo Cremasco is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,977 residents, ranked 13 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bagnolo Cremasco 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 0.081 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 3.9%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bagnolo Cremasco declared an average taxable income of 25,775 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bagnolo Cremasco is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 82 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bagnolo Cremasco has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 20.4% of the land in Bagnolo Cremasco, 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

Bagnolo Cremasco 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 Bagnolo Cremasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bagnolo Cremasco: 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 Bagnolo Cremasco 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 24 inhabited census areas in Bagnolo Cremasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 23.9%
  • good 75.9%

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 019005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.