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Cadeo: 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 Emilia 1, Cadeo.

Cadeo and Roveleto, on the Via Emilia near Piacenza

The municipality is called Cadeo, but its largest settlement is Roveleto, which grew up along the Via Emilia, the old Roman road, between Piacenza and Fiorenzuola d'Arda. Cadeo, Fontana Fredda and Saliceto are smaller places scattered across a plain of tomatoes, cereals and fodder crops that runs from the first hills down towards the Po.

The Via Emilia is the first thing to weigh up. Houses facing the main road get traffic and noise, while newer estates and country houses are quieter. Piacenza is about fifteen minutes by car and the Fiorenzuola junction on the A1 motorway is even closer; local jobs are in logistics, food processing and the firms along the road.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,003 residents in 2023, almost unchanged since 2011 (down 0.8%), and by population the municipality ranks 10 of 46 in the province. Foreign nationals are 15.5%, a high share. Average age, 45.6, is below the provincial 46.7, and over-65s are 23.2% against 25.3%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

All 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department classification; in Cadeo expected ground acceleration is about 0.108 g. In the blocks of flats and houses from the 1960s and 70s along the Via Emilia, look at the structure, the wiring and plumbing and the energy performance, since winters are cold and foggy (climate zone E).

The Chiavenna stream crosses the municipality and, together with the drainage canals, can cause problems in low-lying spots during floods; the report checks the flood maps for the address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published.

Key points

  • Roveleto, the main settlement, lies on the Via Emilia.
  • Piacenza and the A1 junction at Fiorenzuola close by.
  • Foreign nationals at 15.5%, over-65s at 23.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Piacenza.

Overview

Cadeo is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 6,003 residents, ranked 10 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cadeo 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 0.108 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 15.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cadeo declared an average taxable income of 26,114 euros, in line with the province (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cadeo is in climate zone E, with 2,620 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 65 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 11.8% of the land in Cadeo, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cadeo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cadeo, and one more has 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 Cadeo: 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 Cadeo 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 64 inhabited census areas in Cadeo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.5%
  • fair 96.5%

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 033007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.