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Albinea: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Vittorio Emanuele Secondo 1, Albinea.

Albinea, the first hills above Reggio Emilia

A short drive south of Reggio Emilia brings you to Albinea, where the plain gives way to the first hills of the Reggio Apennines. The main village stands at about one hundred and sixty metres, while hamlets such as Borzano and Montericco climb among vineyards, woods and scattered houses. For decades it has been one of the favourite residential areas for people who work in the city.

Incomes bear this out: declared incomes are well above the provincial average. Most sales are detached and semi-detached houses and hillside villas with large gardens. Up in the hills the roads are narrow and steep, and shops and services are almost all lower down, so an isolated house means using the car for everything.

Albinea is a little older than its province. At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 8,887 residents, up 1.5% on 2011; the estimated average age is 47.0 against 45.3, and over-65s are 25.4% against 22.6% in the province of Reggio. Foreign residents make up 4.9%, fewer than in the towns of the plain.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 34 of the 42 municipalities in the province, but its expected ground acceleration, about 0.161 g, is fairly high for that zone: the edge of the Emilian Apennines has earthquakes that should not be underestimated. For villas built before the 1980s, have the structure inspected and ask what work has been done.

On clay hills landslides are common, including slow-moving ones. Before buying in the hills, the report checks the slope and the official landslide maps for that address, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published, lead from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • First Apennine hills, just south of Reggio Emilia.
  • Population up 1.5% since 2011, high incomes.
  • Seismic zone 3, but expected acceleration about 0.161 g.
  • Clay hills: landslide hazard to be checked house by house.

Overview

Albinea is a municipality in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 8,887 residents, ranked 18 of 42 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albinea is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (34 of 42) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.161 g, a medium-high 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 1.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albinea declared an average taxable income of 33,160 euros, above the provincial average (27,273 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albinea is in climate zone E, with 2,408 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 166 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albinea has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 10.6% of the land in Albinea, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Albinea 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 Albinea; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albinea: 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 Albinea 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 69 inhabited census areas in Albinea. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.8%
  • fair 86.6%
  • good 11.6%

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

ISTAT code 035001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.