Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio: 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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Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio, Cremona farmland by the Oglio
The name gives away the location: Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio is a village on the Cremona plain, close to the banks of the Oglio, the river that flows out of Lake Iseo and crosses the Lombard lowlands to the Po. The land is flat, made up of fields, farmsteads and rows of trees along the canals, and Cremona is where people go for work, schools and hospital care.
In a municipality this small the housing market consists of a handful of sales a year: village houses, detached homes and farmsteads, sometimes large and in need of work. Before buying a farmstead, find out which parts are habitable, which are outbuildings and how each is recorded at the land registry. With climate zone E and the lowland fog, insulation and the boiler weigh on the bills every year.
The population has fallen markedly, from 623 residents in 2011 to 502 in 2023, a drop of 19.4%, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.1, above the provincial 46.8, and over-65s make up 34.5% against 25.3% across the province. Foreign residents account for 17.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale. Here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.095 g. For an old solid-brick house, ask whether the roof and floors have been redone and how they are tied into the walls.
Using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps, the report traces the land parcel from the address. Near the Oglio and the drainage canals, flood hazard varies from one field to the next, and the report reads it from the official maps for the exact address.
Key points
- Cremona plain, close to the river Oglio.
- Population down 19.4% since 2011, over-65s at 34.5%.
- All 113 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
- Flood hazard near the river to be checked address by address.
Overview
Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 502 residents, among the smallest in the province (101 of 113).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio 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 0.095 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 19.4%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 17.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio declared an average taxable income of 24,229 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio 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 47 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
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 Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.5% of the land in Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio, 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
Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio 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 Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio: 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 Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio 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 Scandolara Ripa d'Oglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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
- 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 14 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 019093. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.