Ripalta Arpina: 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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Ripalta Arpina, fields and farmsteads south of Crema
The name comes from "ripa alta", the raised bank: in this part of the Crema area the land is flat, but over time the rivers have cut steps and low escarpments that shape the landscape. Ripalta Arpina is a small farming municipality south of Crema, among maize fields, farmsteads (cascine) and irrigation channels, with the rivers Serio and Adda not far away.
Crema is the reference point for work, secondary schools, the hospital and the railway station with trains towards Treviglio and Milan. Buyers here usually choose between houses in the old village core, farm buildings to restore and detached houses built in recent decades. In a cascina, what matters is the state of the walls, rising damp from the ground and the cost of bringing the heating, wiring and insulation up to modern standards. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
The population has hardly moved: 1,054 residents in 2023, a change of -0.1% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The village is a little younger than the province, with an average age of 45.4 against 46.8 and over-65s at 24.8% against 25.3%. Households average 2.35 people, and foreign nationals make up 8.1%.
All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3. Here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.085 g, a low value, but in barns and stables converted into homes it is worth asking how walls, floors and roof were tied together.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. With two rivers nearby and a dense network of channels, flood hazard varies from one spot to the next and is checked on the official maps for the exact address.
Key points
- Farming municipality in the Crema area, south of Crema.
- Stable population: a change of -0.1% since 2011.
- All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
- Average age 45.4, below the provincial 46.8.
Overview
Ripalta Arpina is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,054 residents, ranked 80 of 113 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ripalta Arpina 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 0.085 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, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ripalta Arpina declared an average taxable income of 24,868 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ripalta Arpina is in climate zone E, with 2,474 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 72 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ripalta Arpina has 1 school 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
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Ripalta Arpina.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.9% of the land in Ripalta Arpina, 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
Ripalta Arpina 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 Ripalta Arpina.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ripalta Arpina: 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 Ripalta Arpina 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 9 inhabited census areas in Ripalta Arpina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 4.8%
- good 95.2%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 019080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.