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Sesto ed Uniti: 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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Sesto ed Uniti, farmland just outside Cremona

The name tells the story: Sesto ed Uniti ("Sesto and united") joins the village of Sesto with several small farming centres on the plain north west of Cremona. The city is close, and for many residents it is where they work, study and shop. The landscape is typical of the low Lombard plain, with fields, farmsteads, rows of trees and canals.

For buyers it means being near Cremona with more space and less traffic. The market offers detached and terraced houses and country farmhouses, with some hamlets away from the main roads. Public transport is limited, but the data show a stop served by rail lines, useful if you want to leave the car at home for some journeys. Near the canals and in the lowest areas, the report checks the official flood maps.

Istat, the Italian statistics office, counted 3,219 residents in 2023, up 4.7% on 2011. The average age is 45.7, compared with 46.8 in Cremona province, and 23.9% are over 65. Foreign residents make up 11.0%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Like all 113 municipalities in the province, Sesto ed Uniti is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.081 g in the built-up area. The hazard is moderate. In farmhouses and courtyard houses to restore, have the walls and roof assessed before buying; for newer homes, energy efficiency matters more, given the cold, damp winters.

Key points

  • Plain north west of Cremona, city within easy driving distance.
  • 3,219 residents, up 4.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.7, province 46.8.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.081 g.

Overview

Sesto ed Uniti is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,219 residents, ranked 26 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sesto ed Uniti 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 0.081 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 4.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sesto ed Uniti declared an average taxable income of 25,940 euros, in line with the province (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sesto ed Uniti 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 52 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sesto ed Uniti has 4 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

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.3 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.3% of the land in Sesto ed Uniti, 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

Sesto ed Uniti 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 Sesto ed Uniti.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sesto ed Uniti: 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 Sesto ed Uniti 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 30 inhabited census areas in Sesto ed Uniti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 11.1%
  • good 88.9%

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 019095. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.