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Olmeneta: 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 Dante 1, Olmeneta.

Olmeneta, Cremona farmland with a railway station

Olmeneta is a farming village on the plain near Cremona, with farmsteads, fields of maize and fodder crops and a compact centre around the church. The land is flat, at about 55 metres above sea level, and the landscape is one of irrigation ditches and rows of trees dividing the fields.

Its strong point for anyone who travels is the railway: the village has a station with trains to Cremona. The official timetables list 3 train and bus routes calling at Olmeneta, and the report shows for each address how far the nearest stop is. For people working in the city it can be an alternative to the car, but check frequencies and times before relying on it.

Homes are mostly detached houses and village houses, with some farmsteads to restore out in the countryside. With farm buildings, budget for work on roofs, rising damp and services, and on the plain it is also worth checking how close you are to cattle sheds and livestock farms.

There are 900 residents (2023), down 6.9% since 2011, or 67 fewer people, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age is 47.7 (provincial figure 46.8), but over-65s are a smaller share than across the province: 23.4% against 25.3%. Foreign residents are 9.6%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average, slightly below it.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification; in Olmeneta the expected ground acceleration is about 0.091 g. For an old masonry farmhouse it is still wise to have the structure assessed before major works.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On a plain crossed by canals and ditches, flood hazard is checked for the address against the official maps.

Key points

  • Farming plain near Cremona.
  • Railway station: 3 train and bus routes in the timetables.
  • 900 residents, down 6.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like all 113 municipalities in the province.

Overview

Olmeneta is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 900 residents, ranked 85 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Olmeneta 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 0.091 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 6.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Olmeneta declared an average taxable income of 24,821 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Olmeneta 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 55 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Olmeneta has 1 pharmacy.

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

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 1.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.8% of the land in Olmeneta, 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

Olmeneta 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 Olmeneta.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Olmeneta: 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 Olmeneta 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 12 inhabited census areas in Olmeneta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 7.2%
  • good 92.8%

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 019063. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.