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Castelverde: 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 Ventiquattro Maggio 1, Castelverde.

Castelverde, the farmland just north of Cremona

Castelverde borders Cremona and is, in effect, the city's first stretch of countryside to the north. The landscape is typical of the Cremona plain: maize and fodder fields, livestock farms, courtyard farmhouses, straight roads and irrigation canals. The town hall stands at around 50 metres, and winters bring damp cold and fog, climate zone E.

The municipality is made up of a main village and several hamlets separated by fields, each with its own small centre. Buyers find mostly detached houses, recent villas and farmhouses to restore; for work and bigger services, Cremona is right next door. The data counts 41 services in the municipality, with slightly more bars and restaurants per head (4.63 per 1,000 residents) than the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 5,619 residents, down 0.6% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, so the population is almost flat. It is younger than the province, with an average age of 46.0 against 46.8 and over-65s at 22.7% against 25.3%. Foreign residents make up 9.4%. Castelverde ranks 12 by population among the 113 municipalities in the province, and declared incomes are just above the provincial average.

Every municipality in the province of Cremona is in seismic zone 3; here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.084 g. The practical advice concerns farmhouses and older homes: solid brick walls, barns turned into living space and rebuilt roofs should be looked at by a surveyor, since they have often been altered several times without an overall plan.

Irrigation ditches and canals run across the whole area. The report reads flood hazard for the address and, thanks to the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), also finds the plot.

Key points

  • Cremona plain, just north of the city.
  • 5,619 residents in 2023, over-65s at 22.7% against 25.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.084 g.
  • Farmhouses to restore: have walls and roofs checked.

Overview

Castelverde is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,619 residents, among the most populous in the province (12 of 113).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelverde 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 0.084 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelverde declared an average taxable income of 26,701 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelverde 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 52 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelverde has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.7% of the land in Castelverde, 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

Castelverde 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 Castelverde.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelverde: 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 Castelverde 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 49 inhabited census areas in Castelverde. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 26.5%
  • good 73.5%

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 019026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.