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Corte de' Frati: 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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For example: Via Piave 1, Corte de' Frati.

Corte de' Frati, farmsteads and fields in the Cremona plain

Corte de' Frati is a lowland village north of Cremona, surrounded by fields of maize and fodder, irrigation canals and rows of poplars. The farmsteads, known as cascine, many still tied to farming and livestock, shape the area more than the houses of the centre, which is small and gathered around the church.

Cremona is the reference for work, secondary schools and the hospital, and is reached by car. The housing market is mostly detached houses and parts of old farmsteads, often large and in need of renovation, alongside a few newer small villas. Anyone thinking of restoring a cascina should budget for roofs, floors and systems to be redone, and check restrictions and distances from livestock farms that are still active.

1,331 people live here (2023), 6.5% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.6, a little above the province (46.8), over-65s are 27.5% and foreign residents 9.0%. Average incomes are close to the provincial average.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3, and in Corte de' Frati the expected ground acceleration is 0.092 g. In older houses on the plain, rising damp in the walls and the state of the foundations matter a great deal.

For the address, the report checks the official flood hazard maps, finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and measures distances from the house to schools, pharmacies and shops, which count in a village this small.

Key points

  • Farmstead village in the plain north of Cremona.
  • 1,331 residents, down 6.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like all 113 in the province.
  • Farmsteads to restore: budget for roofs, floors and systems.

Overview

Corte de' Frati is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,331 residents, ranked 63 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corte de' Frati 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 0.092 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 6.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corte de' Frati declared an average taxable income of 25,956 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Corte de' Frati 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 51 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corte de' Frati has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

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' Frati.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.6% of the land in Corte de' Frati, 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' Frati 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' Frati.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Corte de' Frati: 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' Frati 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 20 inhabited census areas in Corte de' Frati. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 18.8%
  • fair 81.2%

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 019033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.