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Castel Gabbiano: 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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Castel Gabbiano, a young village on the Crema plain

Castel Gabbiano lies in the northern part of the Crema district, the lowland around the town of Crema, not far from the border with the province of Bergamo. It is a small, flat village with a historic core, a few streets of newer houses and irrigated farmland all around.

For buyers the main question is the commute. Crema is close, the industrial areas of the lower Bergamo plain are within reach and, with more time, so is the Milan area. A village this small suits people who work elsewhere and want a house with a garden, but check which services are in the village and which are in the surrounding municipalities.

The figures show a municipality bucking the trend. In 2023 there were 499 residents, up 9.7% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 42.8 is lower than the provincial 46.8, and over-65s make up 15.4% against 25.3% across the province. Households have 2.53 members on average. Foreign residents account for 16.4%. 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's national scale; here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.115 g. For a house built in recent decades the main issue is design quality, while in an older house in the centre it is worth checking floors and roof.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On the irrigated plain, flood hazard is read from the official maps for the address, along with the distance to the nearest services.

Key points

  • Crema plain, towards the border with Bergamo province.
  • Population up 9.7% since 2011, over-65s at 15.4%.
  • All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Crema close by for services and work.

Overview

Castel Gabbiano is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 499 residents, among the smallest in the province (102 of 113).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castel Gabbiano 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 0.115 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 9.7%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (47). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 16.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castel Gabbiano declared an average taxable income of 25,022 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castel Gabbiano 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 100 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castel Gabbiano has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

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 Castel Gabbiano.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.7% of the land in Castel Gabbiano, 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

Castel Gabbiano 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 Castel Gabbiano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castel Gabbiano: 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 Castel Gabbiano 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 13 inhabited census areas in Castel Gabbiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.1%
  • fair 98.9%

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 019024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.