Bagnara di Romagna: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Bagnara di Romagna, a fortress town on the plain near Imola
On the flat plain of lower Romagna, between Imola and Lugo, Bagnara di Romagna is a small municipality gathered around its fortress and the old walled village. It is surrounded by fields, orchards and a dense network of canals and drainage channels. It belongs to the union of municipalities of lower Romagna (Bassa Romagna), with which it shares many services.
Unlike many places of the same size, the population is holding up. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,393 residents in 2023, up 1.9% since 2011. It is also young for the area, with an average age of 44.6 against 47.4 for the province of Ravenna, and over-65s at 22.2%. Foreign residents make up 11.9%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.
Buyers here often look for a detached or terraced house with a garden, within driving distance of Imola, Lugo and Faenza, where jobs and larger services are concentrated. The historic centre is small and few houses there come up for sale.
The Romagna plain is more exposed to earthquakes than people tend to think. Bagnara is in seismic zone 2, like 17 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.194 g, a mid-range value. For houses built before recent seismic rules, ask for the structural paperwork and details of any strengthening work.
On a plain crossed by rivers and canals, the exact location matters a great deal for flooding. The report checks the official maps for the address, starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published.
Key points
- Fortress village in lower Romagna, between Imola and Lugo.
- Population up 1.9% since 2011.
- Average age 44.6, below the provincial figure.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.194 g.
Overview
Bagnara di Romagna is a municipality in the province of Ravenna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,393 residents, among the smallest in the province (18 of 18).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bagnara di Romagna is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (17 of 18) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.194 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Bagnara di Romagna, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 1.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bagnara di Romagna declared an average taxable income of 26,350 euros, in line with the province (25,184 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Bagnara di Romagna is in climate zone E, with 2,262 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 22 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bagnara di Romagna has 3 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 0.5 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 11.9% of the land in Bagnara di Romagna, compared with 10.5% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Bagnara di Romagna 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 contaminated sites in Bagnara di Romagna.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bagnara di Romagna: 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 Bagnara di Romagna 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 27 inhabited census areas in Bagnara di Romagna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 8.9%
- fair 91.1%
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 039003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.