Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Sergnano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Cremona, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Sergnano

The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Ernesto Che Guevara 1, Sergnano.

Sergnano, the Crema plain towards the Serio

Sergnano is a village in the Crema area, north of the town, on a plain crossed by irrigation channels and springs, with the river Serio flowing through the area and a regional park protecting its banks. The countryside is typical of lowland Lombardy, with farmsteads, maize fields and meadows, and a village that has grown around its old core. Crema is the reference for secondary schools, hospital and work, while Milan and Bergamo are reached by car.

House hunters will find detached and terraced houses built in recent decades, a few blocks of flats and the homes of the centre, often arranged around a courtyard. Open public transport data shows no stops recorded in the municipality, so a car is almost essential, and the report calculates the real distance from the address to services.

In 2023 there were 3,465 residents, down 4.6% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is a little younger than the provincial average: an average age of 45.4 against 46.8, with over-65s at 21.9% against 25.3%. Foreign residents are 10.0%.

The whole province of Cremona is in seismic zone 3. In Sergnano the expected ground acceleration is about 0.106 g, a moderate value: for brick houses in the centre, the state of the walls and timber roofs matters, and for recent ones the build quality.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available. The lower areas near the Serio and the channels should be checked for flooding, which the report does for the exact address using the official maps.

Key points

  • Crema area north of Crema, on the plain of the Serio.
  • Population down 4.6%, average age 45.4.
  • Seismic zone 3 like the whole province, acceleration 0.106 g.
  • No public transport stops on record: a car is needed.

Overview

Sergnano is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,465 residents, ranked 22 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sergnano 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 0.106 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sergnano declared an average taxable income of 25,262 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sergnano is in climate zone E, with 2,404 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 91 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sergnano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 15.0% of the land in Sergnano, 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

Sergnano 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 Sergnano; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sergnano: 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 Sergnano 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 27 inhabited census areas in Sergnano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 48.8%
  • good 51.2%

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

ISTAT code 019094. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.