Monticelli d'Ongina: 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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Monticelli d'Ongina, on the Po between Piacenza and Cremona
On the south bank of the Po, in the eastern part of the province of Piacenza, Monticelli d'Ongina has Cremona a short distance away on the far side of the river. The village is on open plain and gathers around the castle of the Pallavicino family. The municipality also takes in San Nazzaro, towards the river, and farmland given over to tomatoes, cereals and garlic. Monticelli's white garlic is what the village is known for.
If you move here, your daily point of reference may be Piacenza or Cremona depending on where you work, and a car is essential. The market is typical of the lowlands along the Po: two-storey village houses, detached homes from recent decades, farmhouses and rural buildings. In older houses, check the roof, rising damp in the ground-floor walls and the cost of heating, since this is climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters. There are 31 bars and restaurants, or 6.00 per 1,000 residents against 5.72 in the province.
Since 2011 the population has fallen by 4.8%, and Istat, the Italian statistics office, counted 5,170 residents in 2023. The average age is 47.6 against 46.7 in the province, and 26.6% are over 65. Foreign residents make up 11.4%. The average declared income is below the provincial figure.
All 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.085 g. With a country building in brick or stone, find out whether the roof and floors have been redone and how, because those are the parts that cope worst with an earthquake.
The Po is what needs the closest look. Areas near the embankment and on the floodplain carry a different flood hazard from the village centre, and the report checks it on the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can trace an address to its plot.
Key points
- On the Po near Cremona, known for its white garlic.
- Residents down 4.8% since 2011; 11.4% foreign.
- All 46 Piacenza municipalities in seismic zone 3.
- Near the Po embankment, flood hazard is checked per address.
Overview
Monticelli d'Ongina is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 5,170 residents, ranked 14 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monticelli d'Ongina 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 0.085 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 4.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monticelli d'Ongina declared an average taxable income of 23,487 euros, below the provincial average (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monticelli d'Ongina is in climate zone E, with 2,535 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 40 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monticelli d'Ongina has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 11.0% of the land in Monticelli d'Ongina, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 10.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Monticelli d'Ongina 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 open contaminated sites in Monticelli d'Ongina; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monticelli d'Ongina: 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 Monticelli d'Ongina 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 51 inhabited census areas in Monticelli d'Ongina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.1%
- fair 67.2%
- good 30.7%
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 033027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.