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Pizzighettone: 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 Cremona 1, Pizzighettone.

Pizzighettone, a walled town on the Adda

Pizzighettone is a walled town on the river Adda, between Cremona and Codogno. The river splits it in two: the centre on one side, the Gera district on the other, joined by a bridge. Around it runs a circuit of walls with casemates, one of the best-preserved fortification systems in Lombardy, now partly open to visitors.

The train is a plus. In the published timetables the municipality has 2 stops on the railway between Cremona and Codogno, served by 3 train lines, plus 1 bus route; from Codogno you can continue to Milan. Cremona is about twenty kilometres away, Lodi about thirty.

There are three types of home. Inside the walls, old buildings with thick walls, often in need of work; outside, districts of villas and small blocks from the second half of the twentieth century; in the countryside, the farmsteads of the Cremona plain. Near the Adda flood exposure is not the same for everyone: it depends on ground level and position relative to the embankments, and the report checks it on the official maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 6,235 residents (2023), down 7.0% since 2011. The population is older than the provincial average: average age 48.8 against 46.8, with 29.3% over 65. Foreign residents make up 9.4%. Declared incomes are slightly above the average for the province of Cremona.

All 113 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection scale, where 1 is the highest hazard, with low accelerations: about 0.079 g here. For a house inside the walls, roof upkeep, damp in ground-floor walls and heritage rules on the historic centre, which can slow down permits, matter more.

Key points

  • Walled town on the Adda, with casemates and the Gera district.
  • 2 railway stops on the Cremona-Codogno line, 3 train lines.
  • Average age 48.8, over-65s at 29.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3; near the Adda, check flood exposure.

Overview

Pizzighettone is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,235 residents, among the most populous in the province (10 of 113).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pizzighettone 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 0.079 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 7.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pizzighettone declared an average taxable income of 27,071 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pizzighettone is in climate zone E, with 2,545 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 46 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pizzighettone has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 2 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.3 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.5% of the land in Pizzighettone, compared with 10.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Pizzighettone 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 open contaminated sites in Pizzighettone; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pizzighettone: 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 Pizzighettone 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 62 inhabited census areas in Pizzighettone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 38.8%
  • good 50.4%
  • very good 10.7%

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 019076. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.