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Besenzone: 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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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 Bersano 26, Besenzone.

Besenzone, farmland in the Piacenza lowlands

Besenzone is a rural municipality in the lowlands of the province of Piacenza, less than 50 metres above sea level, made up of hamlets and farmsteads scattered among fields of tomatoes, maize and fodder. For services, shops and work people go to Cortemaggiore, to Fiorenzuola d'Arda, which has a station on the Milan to Bologna line and an exit on the A1 motorway, or to Piacenza.

Buyers here are looking for space at a reasonable cost: detached houses with gardens, small villas and courtyard farmsteads to restore. With a farmstead, the roof, the brick walls and rising damp are what count; with any house, climate zone E matters, with foggy, damp winters. On a plain crossed by channels and streams, flood hazard should be checked at the address rather than as an average for the municipality.

In 2023 there were 932 residents, down 4.5% on 2011. The average age is 48.0, against 46.7 in the province of Piacenza, and over-65s make up 25.8%. Foreign residents account for 12.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

On earthquakes the province is uniform: all 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza are in seismic zone 3, and the expected ground acceleration here is 0.113 g. For a brick building, checking the connections between walls and roof is still a sensible precaution.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Besenzone. The report identifies the parcel from the address and returns the official flood maps, the local price range and actual distances to services.

Key points

  • Piacenza lowlands, hamlets and farmsteads.
  • 932 residents, down 4.5% since 2011.
  • All 46 municipalities near Piacenza in seismic zone 3.
  • Flood hazard to check at the exact address.

Overview

Besenzone is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 932 residents, ranked 38 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Besenzone 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 0.113 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 12.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Besenzone declared an average taxable income of 23,220 euros, below the provincial average (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Besenzone is in climate zone E, with 2,518 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 48 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Besenzone has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 7.4% of the land in Besenzone, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Besenzone 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Besenzone, and 8 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Besenzone: 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 Besenzone 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 Besenzone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 033003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.