Castelvetro 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.
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For example: Via Adolfo Bernini 2, Castelvetro Piacentino.
Castelvetro Piacentino, on the Po facing Cremona
Cross the bridge over the Po and you are in Cremona. For Castelvetro Piacentino, that Lombard city matters as much as Piacenza, which is the provincial capital but lies further away to the west. The municipality covers the low plain on the south bank of the river, with the main village and a few hamlets set among fields of tomatoes, maize and fodder crops.
People work in Cremona, in its industrial area and river port on the far bank, as well as in Piacenza and in the farms and food-processing firms of the lowlands. The A21 motorway between Piacenza and Brescia crosses the municipality and has a junction here. Buyers will find detached houses, small villas and low blocks of flats in the village and farmhouses in the countryside.
There were 5,336 people living in Castelvetro in 2023 according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, down 4.4% since 2011. The average age is 46.9 (46.7 in the province), over-65s make up 24.7% and foreign residents 11.5%.
In the province of Piacenza, 46 of the 46 municipalities, Castelvetro included, are in seismic zone 3 of the classification by the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department). Here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.084 g, a low value. In old brick farmhouses it is still worth having a surveyor look at walls, floors and roof, because the soft river sediments of the Po plain amplify shaking.
The river is the main issue for buyers here. The Po is held back by high embankments, but in the floodplain and the lowest areas near the river, flood hazard needs a careful look. The report does this for the individual address, after finding the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Plain on the south bank of the Po, linked to Cremona by a bridge.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.084 g.
- Population down 4.4%; 11.5% foreign nationals.
- Near the Po: flood hazard to read address by address.
Overview
Castelvetro Piacentino is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 5,336 residents, ranked 13 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelvetro 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 0.084 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 4.4%. 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 11.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelvetro Piacentino declared an average taxable income of 25,854 euros, in line with the province (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelvetro Piacentino is in climate zone E, with 2,381 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 39 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelvetro Piacentino has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.
There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 Castelvetro Piacentino, 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
Castelvetro 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 no contaminated sites in Castelvetro Piacentino.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelvetro 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 Castelvetro 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 51 inhabited census areas in Castelvetro Piacentino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 22.8%
- good 76.9%
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 033014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.