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Volongo: 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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For example: Via Garibaldi 1, Volongo.

Volongo, the Cremona plain towards the Oglio

Volongo is a village on the low plain, at around 40 metres above sea level, in the part of the province of Cremona that faces the river Oglio and the provinces of Brescia and Mantua. The landscape is the farmland of southern Lombardy: regular fields, farmhouses, irrigation canals and straight roads linking one village to the next.

The village has lost a significant share of its residents: 454 in 2023 against 578 in 2011, a fall of 21.5%. The average age is 51.7, against 46.8 for the province, and over-65s make up 32.2%. Foreign residents account for 7.9%, households have 2.19 members on average, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers here choose space and quiet, with detached houses, courtyard houses and farmhouses (cascine). For work, secondary schools and services you need to drive to the larger towns. In older buildings on the plain the main checks are rising damp, the roof and the condition of the systems; in climate zone E the energy rating counts too.

Earthquake hazard is the same across the province: all 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, and expected ground acceleration in Volongo is about 0.093 g. In a farmhouse or courtyard house it is still worth checking how the walls are tied to the roof before renovating.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Water is the main issue on this plain: the areas that the Oglio and the canal network can flood are checked for each address on the official maps.

Key points

  • Low Cremona plain, towards the river Oglio.
  • 454 residents, down 21.5% since 2011.
  • All 113 municipalities in Cremona province in seismic zone 3.
  • Check flood zones and rising damp.

Overview

Volongo is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 454 residents, among the smallest in the province (105 of 113).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Volongo 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 0.093 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 21.5%. 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 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Volongo declared an average taxable income of 21,511 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Volongo 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 43 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Volongo has 1 pharmacy.

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 Volongo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.8% of the land in Volongo, 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

Volongo 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 Volongo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Volongo: 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 Volongo 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 9 inhabited census areas in Volongo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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

ISTAT code 019114. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.