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Vescovato: 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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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 Giacomo Matteotti 1, Vescovato.

Vescovato, farmland and farmsteads east of Cremona

About ten kilometres of countryside separate Vescovato from Cremona, to the east in the direction of Mantua. The village has a compact centre with its church and square, districts of small villas around it, and flat farmland of arable fields, livestock farms and farmsteads crossed by irrigation ditches and channels.

It is a convenient choice for anyone working in Cremona: the city is a few minutes' drive away, and the village has the basic services for daily life. The market offers detached houses with gardens, terraced houses, flats in small blocks and farmsteads to restore in the countryside, which need substantial work. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 3,930 residents, slightly fewer than in 2011 (down 1.5%, according to Istat, the national statistics office). The average age, 45.6, is a little lower than the province, and over-65s make up 24.0% against 25.3%. Foreign residents account for 13.3%, a high share, partly linked to work on arable and livestock farms.

Like all 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona, Vescovato is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.085 g. In farmsteads and old brick houses, check roofs, floors and rising damp; for any house, given climate zone E, insulation and the boiler too.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address back to its plot. On such flat land, with a shallow water table and a dense network of channels, flood hazard is checked on the official maps for the precise point of the house, not as an average for the municipality.

Key points

  • Lowland village east of Cremona, towards Mantua.
  • 3,930 residents in 2023; foreign residents at 13.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Cremona.
  • Farmsteads to restore: check roofs, floors and damp.

Overview

Vescovato is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,930 residents, ranked 16 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vescovato 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 0.085 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 1.5%. 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 13.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vescovato declared an average taxable income of 23,378 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vescovato 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 46 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.7% of the land in Vescovato, 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

Vescovato 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 Vescovato.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vescovato: 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 Vescovato 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 Vescovato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 40.1%
  • good 59.9%

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 019113. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.