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Castelleone: 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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Castelleone, Torre Isso and the plain between Crema and Cremona

Halfway between Crema and Cremona, Castelleone is one of the larger towns in its province, ranking 4 by population, and serves the farming villages around it. It began in the Middle Ages as a fortified settlement, and the Torre Isso, a surviving tower of its defences, is the town's emblem. Beyond the centre lies irrigated farmland of farmsteads, ditches and fields of maize and fodder.

There is also a railway. Castelleone has a station on the line linking Cremona with Crema and Treviglio, where you can change for Milan; check the actual timetable for journey times and connections on your own route. The old centre has terraced houses and buildings arranged around courtyards, the newer districts detached homes and small blocks of flats, and the countryside old farmsteads to restore.

At the end of 2023 there were 9,298 residents, down 2.2% on 2011. The average age of 46.6 matches the rest of the province (46.8); people over 65 make up 25.6% and foreign residents 11.4%. Average declared incomes are in line with the Cremona area.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection Department's classification. Expected ground acceleration in Castelleone is about 0.087 g, a moderate hazard. For masonry houses in the centre, barns converted into homes and farm buildings, it is still worth asking what has been done to the structure, especially as the soft soils of the plain can amplify shaking.

The land is flat and crossed by irrigation channels. The report finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps and checks the official flood maps for the address, as well as the distance to the station and local services.

Key points

  • Medieval town with the Torre Isso, between Crema and Cremona.
  • Station on the Cremona-Crema-Treviglio line.
  • 9,298 residents, 11.4% of them foreign nationals.
  • The whole province is in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Castelleone is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 9,298 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 113).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelleone 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 0.087 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 2.2%. 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 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelleone declared an average taxable income of 26,395 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelleone is in climate zone E, with 2,389 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 66 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelleone has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.6% of the land in Castelleone, 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

Castelleone 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Castelleone. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelleone: 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 Castelleone 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 77 inhabited census areas in Castelleone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.9%
  • fair 13.7%
  • good 73.1%
  • very good 12.4%

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 019025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.