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San Martino del Lago: 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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San Martino del Lago, farmland in the lower Cremona plain

San Martino del Lago is a village on the Cremona plain, east of the provincial capital, at just over 30 metres above sea level. The land is flat and farmed, with large farmsteads, irrigation channels and rows of trees along the ditches. Cremona is the reference for work, hospital and secondary schools; Casalmaggiore is the other town of the area.

The village has few services and a car is essential: shopping, the doctor and schools all mean travelling to nearby towns. Homes are mainly detached houses with a yard, village houses and parts of farmsteads converted into homes. On the plain, check older walls for rising damp and, near canals and watercourses, the official flood maps for the exact address.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 381 residents in 2023, 19.5% fewer than the 473 of 2011, a drop of 92 people. The estimated average age is 52.1, above the provincial 46.8, and over-65s make up 31.8%, against 25.3% for the province. Foreign residents are 10.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The whole province of Cremona sits in the same seismic zone on the Civil Protection Department's scale: zone 3, for all 113 municipalities, with expected ground acceleration at San Martino of about 0.077 g. In old masonry houses it is worth having the connections between walls and floors checked, a job that costs little when done during a renovation.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral data are available and the report goes from the address to the land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Lowland village east of Cremona, among farmsteads and canals.
  • 381 residents in 2023, down 19.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like all 113 municipalities in the province.
  • Few services locally: a car is needed for shopping and school.

Overview

San Martino del Lago is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 381 residents, among the smallest in the province (110 of 113).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Martino del Lago 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 0.077 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 19.5%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Martino del Lago declared an average taxable income of 23,227 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Martino del Lago is in climate zone E, with 2,389 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 31 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, San Martino del Lago has 2 sports facilities.

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 San Martino del Lago.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.2% of the land in San Martino del Lago, 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

San Martino del Lago 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 San Martino del Lago.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Martino del Lago: 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 San Martino del Lago 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 8 inhabited census areas in San Martino del Lago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.3%
  • fair 97.7%

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 019091. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.