Casaletto Ceredano: 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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Casaletto Ceredano, Crema's farmland
Casaletto Ceredano is a village in the countryside around Crema, just south-west of the town, on a flat plain of irrigated fields, ditches and farmsteads. The centre is small, with the church and houses gathered along the main streets; around it are newer residential areas and farmland.
Crema is close by, and for residents it is the daily reference for work, secondary schools, the hospital and the railway station, with trains to Milan. Buyers here are usually looking for a detached house or villa with a garden a few minutes from town. In farmsteads and old courtyard houses rising damp is the issue, common in walls on the plain; in newer homes the energy rating and type of heating matter, with cold, foggy winters (climate zone E).
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,135 residents in 2023, 3.8% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 48.1, against 46.8 in the province, and 26.3% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 6.3%. Declared incomes are in line with the average for the province of Cremona.
Casaletto Ceredano is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like all 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona, with expected ground acceleration of 0.077 g. For an old building, ask whether the structure has been assessed, especially after major renovation.
On the plain, water is the point to watch: with rivers, ditches and canals, some areas can flood, and the report checks the address on the official flood hazard maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the plot is identified from the address.
Key points
- Farmland just south-west of Crema.
- Seismic zone 3, like all 113 municipalities in the province.
- 1,135 residents, down 3.8% since 2011.
- Houses and old courtyard homes a few minutes from Crema.
Overview
Casaletto Ceredano is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,135 residents, ranked 73 of 113 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casaletto Ceredano 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 0.077 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 3.8%. 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 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casaletto Ceredano declared an average taxable income of 26,103 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Casaletto Ceredano 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 65 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casaletto Ceredano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports 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
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Casaletto Ceredano.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.8% of the land in Casaletto Ceredano, 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
Casaletto Ceredano 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 Casaletto Ceredano.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casaletto Ceredano: 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 Casaletto Ceredano 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 11 inhabited census areas in Casaletto Ceredano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 019018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.