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Salvirola: 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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Salvirola, irrigation ditches and farmland near Crema

Irrigation ditches between the fields, courtyard farmhouses and rows of poplars: that is Salvirola, a small municipality on the plain around Crema, in the province of Cremona. Farming is still the main activity, and for work, secondary schools and larger services residents look to Crema.

The most striking figure is age. With an estimated average age of 45.1 against 46.8 for the province, and over-65s at 19.8% against 25.3%, Salvirola is younger than the surrounding area. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,132 residents in 2023, down 3.2% on 2011, and households have 2.36 members on average. Foreign residents make up 5.7%.

In a village this size the market consists of detached houses, small villas and old rural courtyard buildings, often with a yard or garden. What matters is how far the everyday shops are and how long the drive to Crema takes, which the report measures from the exact location of the house. With channels running all around, look at the official flood maps for the address and ask the seller whether cellars and ground floors have ever let in water.

Every one of the 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona is in seismic zone 3, as classified by the Civil Protection Department; in Salvirola the expected ground acceleration is about 0.100 g. The hazard is moderate, and in older masonry houses it is dealt with by checking the roof and floors before any renovation. Winters are those of climate zone E, cold and damp, and declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The land registry is the standard one: the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the maps, and the report links each address to its plot.

Key points

  • Farming village near Crema, its main point of reference.
  • Average age 45.1, below the provincial 46.8.
  • All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Population down 3.2% since 2011.

Overview

Salvirola is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,132 residents, ranked 75 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salvirola 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 0.100 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 3.2%. 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 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salvirola declared an average taxable income of 25,418 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Salvirola is in climate zone E, with 2,320 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 75 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Salvirola has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 Salvirola.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.8% of the land in Salvirola, 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

Salvirola 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 Salvirola; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Salvirola: 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 Salvirola 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 14 inhabited census areas in Salvirola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 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 019087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.