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Calvatone: 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 Umberto Primo 1, Calvatone.

Calvatone, on the Oglio where Roman Bedriacum stood

In Roman times this was Bedriacum, a settlement on the Via Postumia, the Roman road out of Cremona, and excavations in the countryside of Calvatone have uncovered its remains. Today the village is a farming centre in the lowlands of the province of Cremona, at around 30 metres, on the right bank of the Oglio, the river that marks the border with the province of Mantua here.

The landscape is classic Po plain: fields of maize and fodder, farmsteads built around a courtyard, rows of trees along the ditches. Cremona and Mantua can both be reached by car, and for day-to-day services people use the nearby towns. The market offers village houses, small villas and farmhouses, often large and in need of renovation. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

There are 1,159 residents in 2023, down 8.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 47.6 is close to the provincial figure (46.8); over-65s are 26.2% and foreign residents 10.4%.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, and here the expected ground acceleration is 0.083 g. With a farmhouse or a brick village house it is worth having the floors, roof and wall connections checked, especially before renovating.

The river is the thing to watch. Near the Oglio and its embankments, flood hazard varies greatly from one house to the next, and the report reads it on the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, which lead from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Cremona lowlands, on the Oglio, site of Roman Bedriacum.
  • All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Population down 8.0% since 2011.
  • Close to the river: flood hazard checked for each address.

Overview

Calvatone is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,159 residents, ranked 71 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calvatone 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 0.083 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 8.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calvatone declared an average taxable income of 22,724 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calvatone is in climate zone E, with 2,388 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 29 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calvatone has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.0% of the land in Calvatone, 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

Calvatone 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 Calvatone; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calvatone: 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 Calvatone 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 20 inhabited census areas in Calvatone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 11.8%
  • good 88.2%

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 019009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.