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Cortemaggiore: 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 San Lorenzo 1, Cortemaggiore.

Cortemaggiore, the Pallavicino town in the Piacenza lowlands

Cortemaggiore has a regular layout that you notice straight away: straight streets, porticoes and squares laid out in the fifteenth century by the Pallavicino family, who built it as a new town in the middle of the plain. It lies in the lowlands of the province of Piacenza, near the Arda stream and a few kilometres from Fiorenzuola, among fields of tomatoes, cereals and fodder.

The name is known for another reason too. After the Second World War the state energy company AGIP found hydrocarbons under the ground here, and "Supercortemaggiore" became the brand name of a petrol. Today the town lives on farming, food processing and logistics, and those who work elsewhere head to Piacenza, Fiorenzuola or Cremona. The A1 motorway has a junction at Fiorenzuola.

Unlike many towns in the province, Cortemaggiore is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,640 residents in 2023, up 4.1% on 2011. The average age is 45.6, below the provincial 46.7, and foreign residents make up 18.9%, one of the highest shares in the Piacenza area, linked to work on farms and in local firms. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The housing market offers flats in the arcaded old centre, detached houses in the newer districts and farmhouses in the countryside. All 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza are in seismic zone 3; here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.107 g. In old brick buildings, ask what structural work has been carried out. With the Arda and a network of canals nearby, the report checks the official flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Planned Pallavicino town with a regular grid and porticoes.
  • 4,640 residents, up 4.1% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 18.9%, average age 45.6.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.107 g.

Overview

Cortemaggiore is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 4,640 residents, ranked 19 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cortemaggiore 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 0.107 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 4.1%. 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 18.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cortemaggiore declared an average taxable income of 24,187 euros, below the provincial average (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cortemaggiore is in climate zone E, with 2,652 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 51 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cortemaggiore has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 1.1 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 11.9% of the land in Cortemaggiore, 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

Cortemaggiore 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cortemaggiore, and 8 more have 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 Cortemaggiore: 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 Cortemaggiore 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 59 inhabited census areas in Cortemaggiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.1%
  • fair 30.2%
  • good 67.6%

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 033018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.