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Cremella: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lecco, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Cremella, in the Lecco side of Brianza

Cremella is a small municipality in the Lecco part of Brianza, in the hilly area south of Lecco, where villages almost run into one another and green space alternates with housing estates and business premises. A large share of the land is built on, a sign of an area for living and working rather than farming.

People who choose Cremella usually work in Brianza, in Lecco or towards Milan. Most journeys are by car along the roads linking the Brianza villages, so try the commute at rush hour. Available homes are villas, small blocks and some restored old courtyard buildings; in a courtyard house, shared areas, parking and the state of the roofs matter.

There are 1,663 residents (2023), down 5.6% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 46.4 and the share of over-65s, 24.5%, are in line with the province of Lecco. Foreign residents are 7.6% and households have 2.35 members on average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 64 of the 84 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.053 g, a low level. For houses from the 1960s and 1970s, insulation, systems and energy rating matter more, with cold winters (climate zone E).

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality. The report finds the land parcel from the address and checks the official flood maps, useful where streams and ditches cross built-up areas.

Key points

  • Municipality in Brianza, south of Lecco.
  • Largely built-up, between housing and business areas.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.053 g.
  • 1,663 residents, average age 46.4, as in the province.

Overview

Cremella is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,663 residents, ranked 63 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cremella is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.053 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 5.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cremella declared an average taxable income of 27,773 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cremella is in climate zone E, with 2,613 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 383 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cremella has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities.

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 Cremella.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 24.9% of the land in Cremella, compared with 12.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cremella 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 open contaminated sites in Cremella; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cremella: 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 Cremella 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 11 inhabited census areas in Cremella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.2%
  • good 96.8%

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 097028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.