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Gossolengo: 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 Matteotti Giacomo 1, Gossolengo.

Gossolengo, on the Trebbia at the edge of Piacenza

Gossolengo borders Piacenza to the south-west and stretches along the right bank of the Trebbia, a river with a wide gravel bed that comes down from the Apennines and joins the Po a little further downstream. Over recent decades it has become one of the favourite residential areas for people working in Piacenza: detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats have been added to the old farming centre, while the outlying hamlets are still surrounded by fields.

For buyers, the attraction is proximity. Central Piacenza is a few minutes away by car, and the ring road links to the motorways around the city. There is a regional park along the river, with walking and cycling paths on the banks. Houses close to the Trebbia need a careful look, though: the report checks the official maps for flood hazard at the exact address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,700 residents in 2023, up 5.0% since 2011, placing Gossolengo at number 11 in the province by population. It is younger than the rest of the Piacenza area: over-65s at 21.1% against 25.3%, and an estimated average age of 45.7. Foreign nationals make up 4.4%, few for Emilia. Declared incomes are above the provincial average, a sign of who chooses to move here.

All 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification. In Gossolengo the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.097 g, a moderate value. For recent houses the design documents are what count; in older ones it is worth checking floors and roofs. The climate zone is E, with cold, damp winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address, along with the distance to services.

Key points

  • Residential area south-west of Piacenza, on the right bank of the Trebbia.
  • Younger than the province, over-65s at 21.1%.
  • Declared incomes above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 3 like the whole province, acceleration about 0.097 g.

Overview

Gossolengo is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 5,700 residents, ranked 11 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gossolengo 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 0.097 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 5.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gossolengo declared an average taxable income of 29,466 euros, above the provincial average (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gossolengo is in climate zone E, with 2,574 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 91 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gossolengo has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 12.3% of the land in Gossolengo, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gossolengo 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 Gossolengo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gossolengo: 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 Gossolengo 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 61 inhabited census areas in Gossolengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 27.6%
  • good 72.4%

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 033023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.