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Cremeno: 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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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 Casere 1, Cremeno.

Cremeno, the Valsassina plateau above Lecco

Cremeno sits on the Valsassina plateau above Lecco, at around 800 metres, in a basin of meadows and woods ringed by mountains. The municipality also includes the hamlet of Maggio. The area draws people looking for cool summers and winter snow, with the Piani di Bobbio ski slopes close by, and many homes are second homes.

In recent years, though, the permanent population has grown clearly. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,730 residents in 2023, up 20.3% on 2011, or 292 more people. The average age is 44.6 against 46.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 20.5%. Foreign residents are 12.8% and households average 2.30 people. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Lecco.

Buyers will find flats in blocks built for holidays, detached houses and traditional stone homes. To live here all year, heating, insulation and access in snow are what count: the climate zone is F, the coldest. Lecco is reached by driving down the valley, and anyone working in town should allow for winter journey times. In holiday blocks, look closely at the service charges.

For earthquakes, Cremeno is in seismic zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.053 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. In the mountains the report checks the slope and the official landslide and stream flood maps for the address, which can vary a lot between the centre and the hillside areas.

Key points

  • Valsassina plateau above Lecco, near the Piani di Bobbio.
  • Residents up 20.3% since 2011; many second homes.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.053 g.
  • Climate zone F: cold winters, check the heating.

Overview

Cremeno is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,730 residents, ranked 62 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cremeno 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 grown by 20.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cremeno declared an average taxable income of 25,463 euros, below the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cremeno is in climate zone F, with 3,191 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 792 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cremeno has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.2% of the land in Cremeno, 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

Cremeno is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Cremeno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cremeno: 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 Cremeno 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 Cremeno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 75.9%
  • good 24.1%

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 097029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.