Pontenure: 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 Mario e Renzo Ferrari 1, Pontenure.
Pontenure, on the Via Emilia where it crosses the Nure
The name gives it away: Pontenure grew up around the bridge (ponte) that carries the Via Emilia over the Nure, a mountain stream, about ten kilometres south-east of Piacenza. The land is completely flat, given over to processing tomatoes, cereals and fodder crops, with farmhouses scattered between the villages.
For anyone working in Piacenza or further afield, the location is practical. The Via Emilia and the Milan-Bologna railway run side by side through the municipality, the town has a station served by regional trains, and the Piacenza Sud junction on the A1 motorway is not far away. The centre stretches along the Via Emilia, newer housing spreads out on either side, and out in the fields there are farmhouses and barns waiting to be restored. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.
The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,628 residents in 2023, 4.0% more than in 2011. It is also younger than the rest of the province: the average age is 45.0 against 46.7, and over-65s are 22.8% against 25.3%. Foreign residents make up 16.7%, a high share for a town of this size. In the provincial ranking by population it comes in at number 9.
All 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.099 g. The hazard is moderate, but for a brick farmhouse or a house built before the 1980s it is worth asking whether any work has been done on the structure, roof and floors.
The Nure can rise suddenly, like many streams coming down from the Apennines. For houses close to the riverbed, flood hazard needs checking at the exact address, and the report does this against the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can trace each address to its land parcel.
Key points
- On the Via Emilia and the Milan-Bologna railway, south-east of Piacenza.
- Population up 4.0% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 22.8%, below the provincial 25.3%.
- Seismic zone 3; near the Nure, check flood hazard by address.
Overview
Pontenure is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 6,628 residents, ranked 9 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pontenure 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 0.099 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 grown by 4.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 16.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pontenure declared an average taxable income of 26,916 euros, in line with the province (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pontenure is in climate zone E, with 2,670 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 65 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pontenure has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 14.1% of the land in Pontenure, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Pontenure 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 Pontenure; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pontenure: 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 Pontenure 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 47 inhabited census areas in Pontenure. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.5%
- fair 44.9%
- good 54.6%
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 033037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.