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Derovere: 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.

For example: Via della Repubblica 1, Derovere.

Derovere, fields and farmsteads on the Cremona plain

The plain east of Cremona is a landscape of maize and fodder fields, rows of trees, irrigation channels and courtyard farmsteads, and Derovere is one of the small municipalities dotted across it. The village is low-lying and compact, a few tens of metres above sea level, with farmsteads scattered in the countryside. Cremona is the town for work, secondary schools and hospital care, and it is a drive away.

Buyers will find village houses, small detached homes and farmsteads, some needing restoration. A Lombard farmstead offers a lot of space but high renovation costs: large roofs, brick walls with rising damp and systems to replace. In climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters, insulation makes a big difference to yearly costs. The number of public transport stops recorded in the municipality is 0, so a car is needed for everything.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 281 residents, 29 fewer than the 310 of 2011, a fall of 9.4%. The estimated average age is 51.5, against 46.8 in the province of Cremona, and over-65s make up 29.9%. Foreign residents account for 14.2%, above the provincial average. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

For earthquakes, all 113 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3, and expected ground acceleration in Derovere is about 0.079 g. On the plain the most useful check concerns water, and the report looks at the official flood maps for the exact address.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, which helps with farmsteads that include several parcels of land.

Key points

  • Small farming municipality on the plain east of Cremona.
  • 281 residents, down 9.4% since 2011.
  • 0 public transport stops recorded in the municipality.
  • All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Derovere is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 281 residents, among the smallest in the province (113 of 113).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Derovere 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 0.079 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 9.4%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Derovere declared an average taxable income of 26,033 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Derovere 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 36 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.4% of the land in Derovere, 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

Derovere 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 Derovere.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Derovere: 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 Derovere 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 Derovere. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 019040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.