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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.
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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.
Schools and sports facilities stand out among the services: 62 schools and 74 sports facilities, respectively about twice and more than one and a half times the provincial rate per head. 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%.
- Around twice the provincial rate of schools per head.
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.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Cremona.
The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.
House prices
We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.
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.
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 34 grocery shops and supermarkets, 61 healthcare facilities, 74 sports facilities and 18 parks and green areas.
There are 0.9 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.
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.
Land registry
The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Cremona: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.
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 2026-08-19.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20260923.
- 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.