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Gropparello: 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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Gropparello, the Vezzeno valley and its castle

Gropparello is a municipality in the Piacenza hills, in the Val Vezzeno, a side valley climbing from the plain towards the Apennines. Gropparello castle, on a rocky spur above the stream, is the best-known place in the municipality and is open to visitors. The rest of the territory is farmed hills, woods and scattered hamlets; Piacenza and Fiorenzuola are where people go for services and work.

The population is older than average: an average age of 52.1 against 46.7 for the province, with 34.8% over 65, against 25.3% provincially. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,157 residents, down 7.2% on 2011. Foreign nationals make up 8.7%.

Homes for sale are often stone farmhouses and outbuildings in the hamlets, with land, alongside newer houses in the main village. With a farmhouse the usual checks apply on roof, damp and services, and in winter the access road matters. Overture Maps data show 3 schools, 1 pharmacy and 13 bars and restaurants. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Gropparello is in seismic zone 3, like all 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.117 g. For a stone house, ask whether the structure has been strengthened. In the hills the report reads the official landslide maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Vezzeno valley, in the Piacenza hills.
  • Gropparello castle above the stream.
  • 34.8% over 65, against 25.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Piacenza.

Overview

Gropparello is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,157 residents, ranked 31 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gropparello 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 0.117 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gropparello declared an average taxable income of 22,317 euros, below the provincial average (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gropparello is in climate zone E, with 2,911 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 355 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gropparello has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

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 5.0% of the land in Gropparello, 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

Gropparello is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Gropparello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gropparello: 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 Gropparello 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 55 inhabited census areas in Gropparello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.9%
  • fair 62.7%
  • good 32.4%

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 033025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.