Ziano 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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Ziano Piacentino, vineyards in the Val Tidone hills
What you mostly see from Ziano Piacentino is rows of vines. The municipality lies in the hills of the Val Tidone, in the western part of the province of Piacenza, not far from the border with Lombardy and the Oltrepò Pavese, and it is one of the wine towns of the Colli Piacentini. Castel San Giovanni, down on the plain, is the nearest place for trains, secondary schools and shops; Piacenza is a drive away.
There is a small main village and a spread of hamlets and houses among the vineyards. Many homes are former farmhouses or converted rural buildings with cellars, courtyards and land around them. If you are looking at a rustico, a country house needing work, weigh up the narrow hill roads, the distance to services and the cost of putting walls and roofs right. On the clay slopes of the Emilian Apennines the ground can creep slowly, so checking the landslide maps for the address before buying is worthwhile.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,480 residents in 2023, down 5.9% since 2011. The population is older than the provincial average, with an average age of 49.2 and over-65s at 28.4% against 25.3%. Foreign residents make up 12.7%, a high share for a hill municipality. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.
Services are those of a country village: 1 pharmacy, 2 school-related places and, with wineries and farm stays, 26 cafés and restaurants. For a big shop you head down to the plain.
Like the whole province, Ziano is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.096 g. The hazard is moderate, but in an old rural building it is still worth checking how walls and floors are tied together. Climate zone E means cold, often foggy winters in the valleys, so insulation and heating weigh on running costs.
Key points
- Val Tidone hills, part of the Colli Piacentini wine area.
- Population down 5.9% since 2011, over-65s at 28.4%.
- Seismic zone 3, like all 46 municipalities in the province.
- Farmhouses to restore: check the slope, roofs and walls.
Overview
Ziano Piacentino is a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,480 residents, ranked 27 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ziano 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 0.096 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 5.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 12.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ziano Piacentino declared an average taxable income of 22,996 euros, below the provincial average (26,934 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ziano Piacentino is in climate zone E, with 2,739 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 220 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ziano Piacentino has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 7.5% of the land in Ziano Piacentino, compared with 7.7% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Ziano Piacentino 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 Ziano Piacentino.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ziano 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 Ziano 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 56 inhabited census areas in Ziano Piacentino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.8%
- fair 99.2%
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 033048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.