Lugagnano Val d'Arda: 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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Lugagnano Val d'Arda, Veleia and the badlands hills
In the middle Val d'Arda, in the hills of the Piacenza area, Lugagnano is the village you pass through to reach the archaeological site of Veleia, the Roman town that lies within the municipality. The main village sits along the Arda stream at around 230 metres, between Castell'Arquato and the upper valley; around it are vineyards, woods and clay hills scored by calanchi, the local badlands.
Buyers will find village houses, small villas, flats in small blocks and, in the hill hamlets, stone houses and rustici, old farm buildings, to restore, often with land. Piacenza and the via Emilia are reached by car down the valley. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The village is ageing. In 2023 there were 3,928 residents, down 5.5% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office; the average age is 49.1 against 46.7 in the Piacenza area, and over-65s reach 30.1%, against 25.3%. Foreign residents make up 9.7%.
Lugagnano is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like all 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.133 g. For a stone house you need a check of walls and roof and the history of past work; for recent houses, the structural design.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address. On the clays of these hills landslides are frequent and can also affect roads and access: for an isolated rustico, look carefully at the gradient and the official hazard maps, which the report reads for the exact point. Near the Arda, flood hazard matters too.
Key points
- Val d'Arda village with the archaeological site of Veleia.
- Over-65s at 30.1%, against 25.3% for the province.
- Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Piacenza.
- Clay hills and badlands: check landslides for the plot.
Overview
Lugagnano Val d'Arda is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 3,928 residents, ranked 22 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lugagnano Val d'Arda 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 0.133 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lugagnano Val d'Arda declared an average taxable income of 23,616 euros, below the provincial average (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Lugagnano Val d'Arda is in climate zone E, with 2,740 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 229 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lugagnano Val d'Arda has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.8 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).
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 6.5% of the land in Lugagnano Val d'Arda, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 1.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Lugagnano Val d'Arda 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 Lugagnano Val d'Arda.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lugagnano Val d'Arda: 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 Lugagnano Val d'Arda 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 52 inhabited census areas in Lugagnano Val d'Arda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 28.4%
- good 71.6%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Emilia-Romagna, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 033026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.