San Giorgio Piacentino: 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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San Giorgio Piacentino, on the Nure south-east of Piacenza
Once it leaves the hills, the Nure stream crosses the Piacenza plain and runs past San Giorgio Piacentino on its way to the Po. The village lies about fifteen kilometres south-east of Piacenza, surrounded by arable fields and tomato crops, with Podenzano on one side and Carpaneto on the other.
Plenty of people here live in San Giorgio and work elsewhere: in Piacenza, in the big logistics area around the city, or in neighbouring towns. There is no railway, so getting about means the car or the regional buses into Piacenza. Most homes for sale are detached houses and small villas with gardens, alongside old farm buildings in the countryside that often need substantial work.
Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 5,559 residents in 2023, 4.5% fewer than at the 2011 census, which makes San Giorgio number 12 in the province by population. The average age matches the provincial figure at 46.7, but there are slightly fewer over-65s: 24.0% against 25.3%. Foreign residents make up 8.1%. For a place of this size there are quite a few sports facilities, 5, and the data list 5 supermarkets.
All 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale. Expected ground acceleration in San Giorgio's built-up area is about 0.104 g, a middling value for the Emilian plain. For houses built before the 1980s and barns converted into homes, ask how any structural work was carried out.
Near the Nure the ground is gravelly, and the stream can rise quickly after heavy rain in the hills. The report checks the official maps to see whether an address falls in a flood-prone area and uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps to trace the plot.
Key points
- On the Nure plain, about fifteen kilometres south-east of Piacenza.
- 5,559 residents, down 4.5% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 24.0%, against 25.3% across the province.
- Whole province in seismic zone 3; here about 0.104 g.
Overview
San Giorgio Piacentino is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 5,559 residents, ranked 12 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giorgio Piacentino 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 0.104 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giorgio Piacentino declared an average taxable income of 26,145 euros, in line with the province (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Giorgio Piacentino is in climate zone E, with 2,668 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 103 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giorgio Piacentino has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.
There are 0.4 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 10.8% of the land in San Giorgio Piacentino, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 1.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Giorgio Piacentino 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in San Giorgio Piacentino. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Giorgio Piacentino: 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 San Giorgio Piacentino 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 61 inhabited census areas in San Giorgio Piacentino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 20.0%
- fair 54.8%
- good 25.2%
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 033040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.