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Pieranica: 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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Pieranica, a village on the plain around Crema

Irrigated fields, ditches and farmsteads surround Pieranica, a small municipality in the Cremasco, the part of the province of Cremona that looks to the town of Crema. The land is completely flat, below 100 metres, and the village is gathered around its old centre, with newer housing on the edges.

It is a residential place: people live here and work in Crema, in the industrial towns of the area or towards Milan, mostly by car. Buyers mainly find detached houses, terraced villas and the odd farmstead converted into homes; the report helps compare the local price range with what is on offer. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. The climate zone is E: damp winters, often foggy.

There were 1,107 residents in 2023, down 3.9% on 2011. The average age is 45.4, slightly lower than the provincial figure (46.8), and over-65s are 23.2% against 25.3%. Foreign nationals make up 5.2%, and households have 2.44 members on average.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3; in Pieranica the expected ground acceleration is 0.092 g. On the plain it is more useful to check rising damp and the state of the foundations in older houses, and how close the property is to ditches and channels.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel, also reading the official flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Irrigated plain around Crema, a residential village.
  • Residents down 3.9% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.4, against 46.8 in the province.
  • All 113 municipalities around Cremona in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Pieranica is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,107 residents, ranked 77 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pieranica 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 0.092 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 3.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pieranica declared an average taxable income of 24,026 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pieranica is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 90 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.9 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.8% of the land in Pieranica, 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

Pieranica 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 Pieranica.

Landslides and flooding

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

Residents by band

  • fair 20.7%
  • good 79.3%

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 019073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.