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Vigolzone: 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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Vigolzone, the mouth of the Val Nure and Grazzano Visconti

Vigolzone stands where the Piacenza plain begins to rise towards the first hills, at the mouth of the Val Nure. Piacenza is about twenty kilometres away, and around the village you see fields and the vineyards of the Colli Piacentini wine area. The best known name in the municipality, though, belongs to one of its hamlets, Grazzano Visconti: a village in medieval style built in the early twentieth century around the castle at the wish of the Visconti di Modrone family, and now a popular weekend outing.

Buyers face two quite different settings. On the plain and around the main village there are mostly detached houses and homes of two or three storeys, chosen by people who work in Piacenza and drive in. Towards the hills houses are more isolated, with sloping land and minor roads worth checking in winter too.

In 2023 Vigolzone had 4,162 residents, 2.5% fewer than in 2011. The average age (46.5) and the share of over-65s (24.1%) are close to the provincial figures, and foreign residents account for 8.8%. Declared incomes are also in line with the provincial average.

All 46 municipalities in the province of Piacenza are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification. In Vigolzone expected ground acceleration is about 0.103 g, a moderate value, so in an older building what matters most is the quality of work done over the years and the state of the roof and floors.

The Nure flows over a wide gravel bed and in major floods can spread onto nearby land, while in the hills the clay soil tends to shift. The report checks landslide and flood hazard for the address, and for Vigolzone it can use the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • At the mouth of the Val Nure, about 20 km from Piacenza.
  • Home to the village of Grazzano Visconti.
  • 4,162 residents, down 2.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Piacenza.

Overview

Vigolzone is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 4,162 residents, ranked 21 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vigolzone 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 0.103 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 2.5%. 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 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vigolzone declared an average taxable income of 26,876 euros, in line with the province (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vigolzone 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 165 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vigolzone has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 10.3% of the land in Vigolzone, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Vigolzone 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 medium. 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 Vigolzone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vigolzone: 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 Vigolzone 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 Vigolzone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.8%
  • fair 79.8%
  • good 16.4%

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 033045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.