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Pianello Val Tidone: 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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For example: Via Sante Liberata e Faustina 1, Pianello Val Tidone.

Pianello Val Tidone, vineyards and hills near Piacenza

Pianello Val Tidone lies in the middle stretch of the Tidone valley, where the Piacenza plain starts to climb towards the Apennines. The hills around the village are planted with vines, the Colli Piacentini wine area, with woodland higher up. Piacenza is the provincial capital and is reached by car down the valley; Lombardy and the Oltrepò Pavese hills are also close.

For its size the village is reasonably well served, with 3 schools, 2 pharmacies and 18 bars and restaurants in Overture Maps data. Buyers can choose between houses in the centre on the valley floor and farmhouses or villas scattered over the hills, which are more isolated and sometimes reached by narrow, steep lanes.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,178 residents in 2023, down 4.9% on 2011. The average age is 48.6, against 46.7 for the province, and 28.6% are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 13.8%, a fairly high share for a hill village.

Pianello is in seismic zone 3, like all 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.098 g. With a stone farmhouse, find out whether the roof and floors have been redone. On the hillsides ground stability varies from spot to spot: the report reads the official maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Middle Tidone valley, between Colli Piacentini vineyards and the Apennines.
  • 2,178 residents, down 4.9% since 2011.
  • 13.8% foreign nationals, average age 48.6.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Piacenza.

Overview

Pianello Val Tidone is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,178 residents, ranked 30 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pianello Val Tidone 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 0.098 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 4.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 13.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pianello Val Tidone declared an average taxable income of 25,141 euros, below the provincial average (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pianello Val Tidone is in climate zone E, with 2,703 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 192 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pianello Val Tidone has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

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 5.7% of the land in Pianello Val Tidone, 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

Pianello Val Tidone 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 low. 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 Pianello Val Tidone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pianello Val Tidone: 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 Pianello Val Tidone 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 45 inhabited census areas in Pianello Val Tidone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 46.9%
  • good 53.1%

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 033033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.