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Cerignale: 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 Capoluogo 1, Cerignale.

Cerignale, on the slopes of the upper Val Trebbia

Age is the figure that best describes Cerignale, a municipality in the upper Val Trebbia in the Apennines above Piacenza: over-65s make up 52.0% of its residents. The village sits on the slopes above the river at around seven hundred metres, while the main road from Piacenza to Genoa runs along the valley floor. All around are woods, meadows and small clusters of houses.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 123 residents in 2023, 32 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 20.6%. Across the province over-65s are 25.3%; here the estimated average age is 61.7 and households have 1.32 members on average. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

People who buy here often do so for the summer or to come back to a family village. Houses are stone-built and often old, so the roof, damp and services should be checked with a surveyor. In winter, climate zone F and mountain roads shape daily life, and schools and healthcare mean a trip down the valley: the report measures travel times from the house.

All 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's scale; in Cerignale the expected ground acceleration is about 0.105 g. In old masonry houses, find out whether the roof and floors have been rebuilt, and how.

On the steep valley sides landslide hazard needs checking house by house on the official maps, which the report reads for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Hillside village in the upper Val Trebbia, in the Piacenza Apennines.
  • Over-65s at 52.0% against 25.3% in the province.
  • 123 residents in 2023, down 20.6% since 2011.
  • All 46 municipalities around Piacenza in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Cerignale is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 123 residents, among the smallest in the province (45 of 46).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cerignale 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 0.105 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 20.6%. The estimated average age is 62 years, higher than the province average (47). 52% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cerignale declared an average taxable income of 23,602 euros, below the provincial average (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cerignale is in climate zone F, with 3,385 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 725 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Cerignale has 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 2.4% of the land in Cerignale, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cerignale 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 Cerignale.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cerignale: 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 Cerignale 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 15 inhabited census areas in Cerignale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 033015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.