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Piegaro: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Perugia, Umbria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Piegaro, the glassmaking village south of Lake Trasimeno

Glass has a long history in Piegaro: for centuries glassmaking was the trade that shaped the village, and today a museum in the old glassworks tells the story. The municipality lies in the hills of south-western Umbria, south of Lake Trasimeno, among woods, fields and small hamlets, in an area on the way between Perugia and the Tuscan border.

The territory is large and split into several hamlets with different characters: the main village on its hill with a historic centre, smaller clusters and farmhouses in the countryside. Buyers find stone houses to restore, detached houses and rustic properties with land, many of which also appeal as holiday homes. For services, the hospital and work, people drive to Perugia or the towns around the lake.

The population is falling: 3,347 residents in 2023, down 11.9% on 2011. The average age is 48.9, above the provincial figure (47.4), and over-65s make up 29.5% against 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 9.1%. Average declared incomes are a little below the Perugia average.

Piegaro is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like most of the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.153 g, a middling value for the zone. In farmhouses and stone houses, check the masonry, roofs and ties between structures, and ask about any seismic improvement work already done. In the countryside, also check access, water supply and drainage, as well as the landslide and flood maps that the report looks up for the address.

Key points

  • Glassmaking village in the hills south of Lake Trasimeno.
  • Residents down 11.9% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 29.5%, above the provincial figure.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.153 g.

Overview

Piegaro is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,347 residents, ranked 34 of 59 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piegaro is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (44 of 59) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Piegaro, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 11.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piegaro declared an average taxable income of 22,439 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Piegaro is in climate zone E, with 2,152 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 356 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piegaro has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

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 3.7% of the land in Piegaro, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 7.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

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 open contaminated sites in Piegaro; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Piegaro: 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 Piegaro 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 58 inhabited census areas in Piegaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 39.7%
  • good 60.3%

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 054040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.