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Formigara: 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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Formigara, farmhouses and fields on the Cremona plain

The Cremona plain, flat and planted with maize, fodder crops and cereals, is the setting for Formigara, a small farming municipality in the countryside between Cremona and Crema. The centre is gathered around the church, and the land is marked by farmhouses, rows of trees, irrigation ditches and straight roads between the fields.

Residents travel for almost everything: secondary schools, the hospital, offices and big shops are in Cremona, Crema or nearby towns, and you need a car. The market mainly offers detached houses with courtyards, small modern homes and old farmhouses, some of them large, which need a serious restoration plan. In a farmhouse the roof, timber floors, damp in ground-level walls and heating costs all weigh heavily. The climate zone is E: cold, foggy winters and hot, humid summers.

There were 994 residents in 2023, 10.9% fewer than the 1,116 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.7, against 46.8 in the province of Cremona, and over-65s make up 29.5% (in the province, 25.3%). Foreign residents are 11.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3; in Formigara the expected ground acceleration is 0.080 g. The hazard is moderate, but for a farmhouse with brick walls and extensions from different periods, a structural survey before buying is still useful.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report goes from the address to the plot. On a plain crossed by canals and watercourses, the official flood maps should be checked at the exact spot of the house.

Key points

  • Farming municipality on the Cremona plain, between Cremona and Crema.
  • Residents down 10.9% since 2011, over-65s at 29.5%.
  • All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Farmhouses to restore: check roof, floors and damp.

Overview

Formigara is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 994 residents, ranked 81 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Formigara 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 0.080 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 10.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Formigara declared an average taxable income of 24,208 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Formigara is in climate zone E, with 2,545 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 59 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Formigara has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 Formigara.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.7% of the land in Formigara, 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

Formigara 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 Formigara.

Landslides and flooding

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

Residents by band

  • modest 1.6%
  • fair 32.5%
  • good 65.9%

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

ISTAT code 019044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.