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Ripalta Guerina: 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 Guerina, a small village on the plain around Crema

In the Cremasco, the irrigated farmland that spreads around the town of Crema, Ripalta Guerina is a small municipality: a compact village with farmsteads and fields all around, about seventy metres above sea level. For work, secondary schools and services people look to Crema, while Cremona, the provincial capital, is further away.

Here the population is growing slightly. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 547 residents in 2023 against 535 in 2011, up 2.2%. The population is younger than in the province as a whole: an average age of 45.1 against 46.8, and 21.4% over 65 against 25.3%. Households have 2.50 people on average and foreign residents make up 2.7%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average, in fact slightly above it.

Homes on the market are mostly detached houses and village houses, along with the odd converted farmstead. On flat land slopes are not an issue; what matters is how close a property is to canals and irrigation ditches and how high the ground lies, which the report checks against the official flood maps.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3, where earthquakes are possible but moderate. In Ripalta Guerina the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.083 g. In older houses it is worth asking whether the walls are tied to the floors and how the roof is built.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report goes from the street number to the land parcel and the building.

Key points

  • Village on the plain around Crema, its natural reference town.
  • Residents up 2.2% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.1, below the provincial 46.8.
  • All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Ripalta Guerina is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 547 residents, ranked 97 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ripalta Guerina 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 0.083 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 2.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ripalta Guerina declared an average taxable income of 27,184 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ripalta Guerina 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 73 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.8% of the land in Ripalta Guerina, 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 Guerina 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 Guerina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ripalta Guerina: 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 Guerina 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 7 inhabited census areas in Ripalta Guerina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 019082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.