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Capralba: 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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Capralba, a Crema-area village with a station on the Treviglio line

Capralba is a village on the plain around Crema, in the northern part of the province of Cremona, close to the border with the province of Bergamo. It is farming country with fields, farmsteads, spring-fed ditches and irrigation channels, and Crema is the main centre for secondary schools, the hospital and services. The village has a station on the railway between Treviglio and Cremona, and from Treviglio trains run to Milan and Bergamo.

For commuters the train is the strong point, though it is worth checking frequencies and timetables before relying on it every day. Homes are partly old courtyard houses and farmsteads, partly newer detached houses and small blocks. The land is flat, with plenty of surface water, so the report checks the official flood maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics institute, records 2,295 residents in 2023, down 6.4% since 2011. The average age is 47.4, close to the provincial 46.8, and foreign residents make up 5.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department scale, and the expected ground acceleration in Capralba is 0.098 g. In older courtyard houses the issues are damp, roofs and floors, so have a surveyor look at them before signing.

The climate is zone E, with foggy winters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the plot.

Key points

  • Crema plain, on the border with the Bergamo area.
  • Railway station on the Treviglio-Cremona line.
  • All 113 Cremona municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • Residents down 6.4% since 2011.

Overview

Capralba is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,295 residents, ranked 34 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capralba 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 0.098 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capralba declared an average taxable income of 24,239 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capralba is in climate zone E, with 2,251 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 96 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capralba has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

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

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 train line. That is about 0.4 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.9% of the land in Capralba, 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

Capralba 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 Capralba; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capralba: 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 Capralba 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 27 inhabited census areas in Capralba. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 20.8%
  • good 79.2%

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 019015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.