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Calendasco: 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 Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Calendasco.

Calendasco, the Po crossing on the Via Francigena

People have crossed the Po at Calendasco for centuries: the Via Francigena pilgrim route passes here, and walkers heading for Rome still take a boat across the river between the Lombardy and Emilia banks, at the spot remembered as Sigeric's ford. The municipality lies on the plain west of Piacenza, among fields and the river's floodplain, with a castle in the main village and a few scattered hamlets.

Buyers mostly find detached houses, villas and country homes, a few minutes from Piacenza, which is the town people rely on for work, schools and the hospital. For anyone working in the city the distance is short, and the village offers more space and greenery. Near the river the landscape changes to embankments, floodplain and poplar plantations, and houses there deserve a careful look.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,418 residents in 2023, slightly down on 2011 (by 1.2%). The average age is 46.8, in line with the 46.7 of the province of Piacenza, over-65s make up 23.3% and foreign residents 8.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Calendasco is in seismic zone 3, like 45 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.091 g. For country houses built before the 1980s, ask about the state of the structure and any work done, and check roofs and damp too.

With the Po so close, water is the first thing to check: the report looks at the official flood maps for the address and identifies the land parcel with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Plain west of Piacenza, on the Po.
  • Via Francigena river crossing, still used by pilgrims.
  • Population slightly down since 2011 (-1.2%).
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.091 g.

Overview

Calendasco is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,418 residents, ranked 28 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calendasco 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 0.091 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 1.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calendasco declared an average taxable income of 25,530 euros, below the provincial average (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calendasco is in climate zone E, with 2,707 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 55 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calendasco has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 7.0% of the land in Calendasco, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Calendasco 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 contaminated sites in Calendasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calendasco: 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 Calendasco 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 41 inhabited census areas in Calendasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 94.4%
  • good 5.0%

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 033008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.