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Alseno: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Alseno, the Via Emilia and Chiaravalle della Colomba abbey

Alseno is the last municipality in the province of Piacenza along the Via Emilia before the border with Parma: Fidenza is a few minutes east, Fiorenzuola d'Arda a little to the west. The land runs from the plain north of the Via Emilia up to the first hills, and includes the Cistercian abbey of Chiaravalle della Colomba, known for the flower carpets laid for Corpus Domini, and the hamlet of Castelnuovo Fogliani with its castle.

Location is the main draw for people who work elsewhere. The A1 motorway and the Milan-Bologna railway cross the area, and Piacenza and Parma are under half an hour away. In the main village and along the Via Emilia there are detached houses and small blocks of flats; in the hills and countryside there are scattered houses and old farm buildings, some needing restoration. Road and motorway noise should be judged case by case.

There are 4,728 residents (2023), down 2.0% on 2011. The average age of 46.9 is almost identical to the province (46.7), and over-65s make up 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 10.5%, households have 2.25 members on average and incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Like all 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza, Alseno is in seismic zone 3, but its expected ground acceleration of about 0.141 g sits at the upper end of the zone: the edge of the Apennines is more active than the plain. For a house built before recent standards, ask for the plans and any work done. Between the streams, the hills and the plain, the report also checks flooding and landslides for the address.

Key points

  • On the Via Emilia at the Parma border, near Fidenza.
  • Chiaravalle della Colomba abbey and Castelnuovo Fogliani castle.
  • 4,728 residents, down 2.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.141 g.

Overview

Alseno is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 4,728 residents, ranked 16 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alseno is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 46 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.141 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 2.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alseno declared an average taxable income of 25,644 euros, in line with the province (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Alseno is in climate zone E, with 2,605 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 81 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alseno has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 5 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.6% of the land in Alseno, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Alseno is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. 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 Alseno; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alseno: 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 Alseno 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 69 inhabited census areas in Alseno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.9%
  • fair 75.7%
  • good 22.4%

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 033002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.