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Pianengo: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Pianengo.

Pianengo, irrigated farmland just north of Crema

Crema is right next door, and it is the town Pianengo relies on every day: secondary schools, the hospital, shops and many of the jobs are there. The village sits in the Cremasco plain, irrigated countryside crossed by ditches and canals, with farmsteads, maize fields and meadows. Milan and Bergamo are within driving distance, and for many commuters the route to the city runs along provincial roads to the Paullese highway.

The market is made up mainly of detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats built in recent decades, next to the courtyard houses of the centre. Anyone buying a courtyard house or a converted farmstead should think about damp and insulation, in climate zone E with foggy winters. Declared incomes are in line with the average for the province of Cremona.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,535 residents in 2023, down 1.0% since 2011, so the population is practically stable. The average age is 45.1, below the provincial 46.8; 22.5% are over 65 and 8.4% are foreign residents.

Pianengo is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.098 g. The Crema plain has moderate seismic activity: for older buildings it helps to know whether structural work has been done.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available and the report uses them to trace the building. Near ditches and watercourses, the official flood maps are read for the exact address.

Key points

  • Irrigated Cremasco farmland, right next to Crema
  • Houses and courtyards, incomes in line with the province
  • 2,535 residents, average age 45.1
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.098 g

Overview

Pianengo is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,535 residents, ranked 32 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pianengo 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 0.098 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 1.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pianengo declared an average taxable income of 25,504 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pianengo is in climate zone E, with 2,385 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 83 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pianengo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 14.3% of the land in Pianengo, 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

Pianengo 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 Pianengo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pianengo: 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 Pianengo 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 Pianengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 7.3%
  • good 92.7%

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 019072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.