Cremona: 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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Cremona, city of violins
Cremona is where Antonio Stradivari and the Amati and Guarneri families made their violins, and the city's luthiers still keep alive a craft that UNESCO has listed as intangible cultural heritage. The Torrazzo, the cathedral bell tower, dominates the medieval square and is the city's emblem. Cremona stands on the left bank of the Po, in the middle of a farming plain known for livestock and cheese.
At the end of 2023 it had 70,675 residents, 1.6% more than in 2011: one in five people in the province (20%) lives in the capital. The estimated average age is 47.6 against 46.8 provincially, and 27% of residents are over 65, well above the Lombardy figure of 23.5%. Foreign nationals make up 15.3% of residents, and households average about 2.1 people.
When it comes to earthquakes, the province is uniform: all 113 municipalities are in seismic zone 3, the second-lowest of four classes. In Cremona's built-up area the expected ground acceleration is about 0.081 g, a moderate value; for a building in the historic centre it is still useful to know whether, and how, the structure has been reinforced.
Sports facilities stand out among the services: 83 of them, 1.17 per 1,000 residents against 0.68 for the province, alongside 62 schools. Trenord's open timetables show one rail stop in the municipality, served by 6 train lines. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cover the municipality, so the report finds sheet and parcel numbers from the address. With the Po running right past the city, flood hazard has to be read for each individual address, and the report does the same for landslides and local price ranges.
Key points
- 70,675 residents, up 1.6% since 2011.
- All 113 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3.
- 27% of residents over 65, above Lombardy's 23.5%.
- Schools: 0.88 per 1,000 residents against 0.94 in the province.
Overview
Cremona is the capital of the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 70,675 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 20% of the province's residents live here.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cremona 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 0.081 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 1.6%. 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 15.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cremona declared an average taxable income of 28,237 euros, above the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cremona 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 45 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cremona has 62 schools and 22 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 36 grocery shops and supermarkets, 67 healthcare facilities, 83 sports facilities and 16 parks and green areas.
There are 0.9 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 6 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.0 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 28.1% of the land in Cremona, compared with 10.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.3 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Cremona 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cremona, and 6 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cremona: 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 Cremona 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 972 inhabited census areas in Cremona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 20.8%
- good 52.9%
- very good 25.9%
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 14 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 019036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.