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Pieve San Giacomo: 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 Patrioti 1, Pieve San Giacomo.

Pieve San Giacomo, farmland and a railway east of Cremona

Pieve San Giacomo is a lowland municipality east of Cremona, on the route towards Mantua. The landscape is classic Cremona countryside: maize and fodder fields, livestock farms, farmsteads and irrigation channels, with the village gathered around its church and main street. Cremona is close by and remains the reference point for work, secondary schools and the hospital.

The village is on a railway. The public transport data list 2 rail lines and 1 bus line, with 1 stop in the municipality. If you work in Cremona and would rather not rely on the car every day, check the timetables before deciding. Homes are mostly villas and detached houses, with the odd farmstead to restore in the surrounding countryside.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,633 residents in 2023, broadly stable since 2011 (+0.6%). The population is younger than the provincial average, with an average age of 45.2 against 46.8, and foreign residents make up 13.5%.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3. Here the expected ground acceleration is 0.080 g, so for a house from the 1960s or 1970s it is worth asking whether the floors and roof have been checked.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On a plain crossed by canals and ditches, the official flood maps are read for the individual spot.

Key points

  • Cremona farmland east of the city, towards Mantua.
  • 2 rail lines in the public transport data.
  • Younger than the province: average age 45.2.
  • All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Pieve San Giacomo is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,633 residents, ranked 55 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pieve San Giacomo 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pieve San Giacomo declared an average taxable income of 23,393 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pieve San Giacomo 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 39 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pieve San Giacomo has 3 schools 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

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.6 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.3% of the land in Pieve San Giacomo, 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

Pieve San Giacomo 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 Pieve San Giacomo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pieve San Giacomo: 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 Pieve San Giacomo 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 22 inhabited census areas in Pieve San Giacomo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 17.4%
  • good 82.6%

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 019075. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.