Carpaneto Piacentino: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
Liveability index free for any address
Land sheet 6 free checks
Search for an address in Carpaneto Piacentino
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 Giancarlo Rossi 1, Carpaneto Piacentino.
Carpaneto Piacentino, between plain and the Val Chero hills
Carpaneto Piacentino lies south-east of Piacenza, where the plain starts rising towards the first hills. The main town is on flat ground at around 110 metres; to the south the land climbs through vineyards and fields, with hamlets such as Travazzano and Badagnano, and the Chero stream crosses it on its way north.
It is a farming town with small businesses, at the heart of an area known for Piacenza cured meats and the wines of the Colli Piacentini hills. Buyers find terraced houses and small villas in the main town, and farmsteads and old farmhouses in the hamlets, some needing careful restoration. Piacenza, with its station on the Milan to Bologna line, is reached by car. Average declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.
Carpaneto ranks number 7 by population among the 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza: at the end of 2023 it had 7,717 residents, up 2.4% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.4; over-65s are 24.5%, just below the provincial 25.3%, and foreign residents 9.0%.
All 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza are in zone 3 of the seismic scale kept by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile). In Carpaneto expected ground acceleration is about 0.112 g: a moderate hazard, not one to ignore. In farmsteads and solid-brick houses, ask how the roofs and floors were dealt with during renovation and whether ties were added between the walls.
On the plain, flooding near the Chero and the canals is what matters; in the hills, landslides on clay slopes. Both are checked for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality, and the area is in climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters.
Key points
- Between plain and hills, crossed by the Chero stream.
- 7,717 residents, up 2.4% since 2011.
- Whole province in seismic zone 3: 0.112 g expected.
- Farmhouses to restore: check roofs, floors and walls.
Overview
Carpaneto Piacentino is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 7,717 residents, ranked 7 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carpaneto Piacentino 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 0.112 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 grown by 2.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carpaneto Piacentino declared an average taxable income of 26,029 euros, in line with the province (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Carpaneto Piacentino is in climate zone E, with 2,682 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 114 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carpaneto Piacentino has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 9.4% of the land in Carpaneto Piacentino, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Carpaneto Piacentino 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 Carpaneto Piacentino. 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 Carpaneto Piacentino: 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 Carpaneto Piacentino 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 92 inhabited census areas in Carpaneto Piacentino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 6.7%
- fair 59.2%
- good 34.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Emilia-Romagna, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 033011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.