Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone: 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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Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone, two villages on the Cremona plain
The name says how the municipality is made up: two villages, Corte de' Cortesi and Cignone, joined under one town council on the Cremona plain, not far from Cremona itself. Around them are fields of maize and fodder, farmsteads and livestock farms, in a flat landscape marked by canals and rows of trees.
House hunters find village houses with courtyards, detached homes and the odd farmstead to restore. Cremona is the reference point for work, secondary schools and hospital care, and is reached by car. In country houses, check carefully for rising damp, the state of the roofs and the distance from livestock farms. The climate zone is E, with cold, foggy winters, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The population looks different from the province's: it is younger, with an average age of 44.8 against 46.8 and over-65s at 20.1% against 25.3%, and foreign nationals make up 22.0% of residents. Households average 2.45 people. In 2023 there were 1,055 residents, down 6.1% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office.
All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3; here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.100 g. For a brick farmstead, have a surveyor check how walls and floors are tied together and the state of the roofs.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report reaches the plot from the address, which also helps to understand the boundaries and rights of way of a farmstead. On an irrigated plain, the official flood maps are checked house by house.
Key points
- Two villages, Corte de' Cortesi and Cignone, on the Cremona plain.
- Average age 44.8, over-65s at 20.1%.
- Foreign nationals 22.0%, households of 2.45 people.
- All 113 municipalities in Cremona province in seismic zone 3.
Overview
Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,055 residents, ranked 79 of 113 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone 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 0.100 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 22.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone declared an average taxable income of 23,825 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone 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 61 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone has 1 school 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
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.0% of the land in Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone, 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
Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone 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 Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone: 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 Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone 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 14 inhabited census areas in Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 47.5%
- good 52.5%
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
- 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 019032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.