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Gazzola: 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 Roma 1, Gazzola.

Gazzola, Piacenza hills between the Trebbia and Luretta

Gazzola covers the first hills south-west of Piacenza, between the Trebbia and Luretta valleys, in a landscape of vineyards, fields and scattered hamlets. Its territory includes Rivalta, the village with the castle overlooking the Trebbia, the best-known part of the municipality. Piacenza is close, and many residents work there or travel in every day.

It is one of the small municipalities around Piacenza that have gained residents in recent years. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 2,141 in 2023, up 7.1% on 2011. The mean age is 48.3, against 46.7 in the province; over-65s make up 25.5% and foreign residents 7.2%. Declared incomes are well above the provincial average.

The hamlets differ a lot. Lower down, towards the Trebbia, there are detached houses and recent homes; further up you find old farmhouses and stone hamlets, some carefully restored and others needing full renovation. Near the river, read the official flood maps; on the hills, check the slope of the plot and access in the colder months.

All 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza are in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration here of 0.099 g. For an old farmhouse, ask how the walls are tied together and whether the roof has been redone.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report derives the land parcel from the address and measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops, useful in a municipality made up of scattered hamlets.

Key points

  • Piacenza hills between the Trebbia and Luretta valleys.
  • Population up 7.1% since 2011.
  • Incomes well above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province.

Overview

Gazzola is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,141 residents, ranked 32 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gazzola 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 0.099 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 7.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (47). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gazzola declared an average taxable income of 33,280 euros, above the provincial average (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gazzola is in climate zone E, with 2,635 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 139 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gazzola has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 7.6% of the land in Gazzola, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gazzola 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 Gazzola.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gazzola: 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 Gazzola 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 50 inhabited census areas in Gazzola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 033022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.