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Baiso: 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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Baiso, hills and lower mountains of the Reggio Apennines

Baiso is a municipality in the Apennines south of Reggio Emilia, where the hills start turning into mountains. The town hall stands above 500 metres and the territory is split into many hamlets scattered among woods and meadows. There is no large centre: everyday life relies on the bigger towns of the hill belt and, for work, on the ceramics district and Reggio Emilia, both reached by car.

Buyers here usually want space and quiet: stone houses in the hamlets, old farmhouses to restore, detached houses with gardens. Roads are hilly and snow can arrive in winter, so think about access and real travel times. Ground stability on Apennine slopes varies a lot from one spot to the next, and the report checks the gradient and the official landslide maps for the exact address.

Istat, Italy's statistics office, records 3,227 residents (2023), down 5.2% since 2011. The average age is 48.3, higher than in Reggio Emilia province (45.3), with 26.8% over 65. Foreign residents make up 10.4%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Baiso is in seismic zone 3, like most municipalities in the province (34 out of 42), but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.159 g, a high value for this class. In stone houses, what counts is how the walls are tied to the floors and the state of the roof: ask about both before signing.

Key points

  • Scattered hamlets between hills and mountains, above 500 m.
  • 3,227 residents, down 5.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.159 g.
  • 26.8% over 65, average age 48.3.

Overview

Baiso is a municipality in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 3,227 residents, among the smallest in the province (41 of 42).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Baiso 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 0.159 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 fallen by 5.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 10.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Baiso declared an average taxable income of 26,407 euros, in line with the province (27,273 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Baiso is in climate zone E, with 2,953 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 542 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Baiso has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 5 sports facilities.

There are 1.5 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 6.3% of the land in Baiso, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Baiso 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 Baiso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Baiso: 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 Baiso 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 78 inhabited census areas in Baiso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 76.8%
  • good 23.2%

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

ISTAT code 035003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.