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Gabbioneta-Binanuova: 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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Gabbioneta-Binanuova, two villages on the Cremona plain

The double name says how the place works: Gabbioneta and Binanuova are two separate villages that make up a single municipality on the plain of the province of Cremona, in Lombardy. Around them are fields of maize and fodder, farmsteads and irrigation canals, on flat land at about forty metres above sea level. For work, secondary schools and larger shopping trips, people drive to the bigger towns in the province.

What is for sale is mostly village houses, detached homes and cascine, the traditional Lombard farmsteads, some of them in need of restoration. A farmstead gives you a lot of space for a modest outlay, but making it habitable can cost more than the purchase, and you need to check what planning rules allow for agricultural buildings. On an irrigated plain, flood hazard depends on how close you are to canals and watercourses: the report checks it for the address.

The two villages had 855 residents at the end of 2023, 44 fewer than the 899 of 2011 (down 4.9%), according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.4, against 46.8 for the province; over-65s are 29.4% and foreign residents 13.0%. Households average 2.26 people. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.095 g. The hazard is moderate, but in old brick buildings in the Lombard countryside, have timber floors and roofs checked before loading them with new floors or systems. The climate is zone E, with cold, damp winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Two villages, one municipality, on the Cremona plain.
  • 855 residents, down 4.9% since 2011.
  • All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Farmsteads to restore: check costs and planning rules.

Overview

Gabbioneta-Binanuova is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 855 residents, ranked 86 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gabbioneta-Binanuova 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 0.095 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 4.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gabbioneta-Binanuova declared an average taxable income of 23,045 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gabbioneta-Binanuova 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 38 metres above sea level.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.0% of the land in Gabbioneta-Binanuova, compared with 10.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gabbioneta-Binanuova 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 Gabbioneta-Binanuova.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gabbioneta-Binanuova: 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 Gabbioneta-Binanuova 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 16 inhabited census areas in Gabbioneta-Binanuova. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 99.7%

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 019045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.