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Ricengo: 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 Campo Gavazo 1, Ricengo.

Ricengo, Crema farmland north-east of the town

Ricengo is a municipality in the countryside around Crema, just north-east of the town, on an irrigated plain of fields, ditches and farmsteads, with the main village and one hamlet. Crema is the reference for schools, the hospital, shops and the railway station; Bergamo, Milan and Brescia are where longer-distance commuters work, nearly always driving.

The population profile is that of a family village. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,733 residents in 2023, down 2.1% on 2011, but with an average age of 42.9 against 46.8 in the province and over-65s at 15.8%. Households average 2.61 people and foreign residents make up 9.2%. Declared incomes are close to the average for the province of Cremona.

Homes are mainly detached and terraced houses with gardens, alongside courtyard houses in the old core and some converted farmsteads. For a newer house, the energy rating and the systems matter; for a courtyard house or farmstead, damp, roofs and whether later additions are properly registered. The climate zone is E, with cold, foggy winters.

Earthquake hazard is moderate: Ricengo is in seismic zone 3, like all 113 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.105 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. From the address the report finds the land parcel and checks the official flood maps, useful on a plain crossed by rivers and canals.

Key points

  • Lowland municipality just north-east of Crema.
  • Average age 42.9, over-65s at 15.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3, like all 113 municipalities in the province.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Ricengo is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,733 residents, ranked 50 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ricengo 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 0.105 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 2.1%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (47). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ricengo declared an average taxable income of 25,926 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ricengo is in climate zone E, with 2,399 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 86 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ricengo has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

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 Ricengo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.8% of the land in Ricengo, 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

Ricengo 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 Ricengo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ricengo: 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 Ricengo 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 21 inhabited census areas in Ricengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 93.0%
  • good 7.0%

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 019079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.