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Quintano: 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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Quintano, a young village on the plain near Crema

Among the small villages of the Cremasco, the northern part of the province of Cremona that looks to the town of Crema rather than to Cremona itself, is Quintano. The landscape is classic irrigated Lombard plain: maize fields and meadows divided by irrigation channels and rows of trees, courtyard farmhouses and a village centre gathered around the church.

People who choose Quintano are usually after a house with a garden at a lower cost than in town, while keeping Crema close, with its hospital, secondary schools and railway station. Many also commute towards Milan, along the Paullese road or by train from Crema; try the journey at rush hour before committing. The village has few services, so expect to rely on neighbouring towns.

What stands out is age. With 921 residents in 2023, up 1.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, Quintano has an average age of 44.5 against 46.8 for the province, and over-65s make up 20.3% against 25.3%. Households are fairly large by today's standards, at 2.44 people, and foreign residents account for 6.8%.

Earthquake classification does not vary here: all 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3, as set by the Civil Protection Department. In Quintano the expected ground acceleration is 0.093 g. In a converted farmhouse, ask whether the works touched load-bearing walls or the roof structure.

Irrigation channels are part of the landscape on the plain, so the report checks the specific address against the official flood maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Quintano.

Key points

  • Lowland village in the Cremasco, close to Crema.
  • Average age 44.5, against 46.8 in the province.
  • Population up 1.2% since 2011.
  • All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Quintano is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 921 residents, ranked 83 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Quintano 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 0.093 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 grown by 1.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Quintano declared an average taxable income of 24,938 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Quintano 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 87 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Quintano has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.8% of the land in Quintano, 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

Quintano 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 Quintano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Quintano: 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 Quintano 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 Quintano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.3%
  • good 94.7%

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 019078. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.