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Bardi: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Pietro Cella 1, Bardi.

Bardi, its castle and the Ceno valley in the Parma Apennines

Bardi castle, perched on a rock spur above the village, is the emblem of the Val Ceno, in the Apennines of the province of Parma. Around it spreads a large municipality of mountains and hills, with the main village and many hamlets scattered among woods, meadows and pastures. Parma and the plain are a long drive away, and daily life relies on services in the valley.

In the twentieth century many people emigrated from here, above all to the United Kingdom, and ties with families abroad are still strong. Today the market offers stone houses in the hamlets, village homes and rural buildings with land, often needing renovation. Before buying, estimate the work and the heating costs carefully: the climate zone is F, the coldest. On land made up of slopes, the report reads the official landslide maps and the flood maps along the Ceno for the address.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 1,981 residents at the end of 2023, 15.2% fewer than in 2011. The population is very elderly: an average age of 54.0 against 45.8 for the province, and over-65s at 38.9% against 23.4%. Foreign residents make up 8.1%. Declared incomes are well below the Parma average.

Bardi is in seismic zone 3, like 36 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.180 g, high for this category. In stone houses, ask whether walls and floors have been tied together and whether the roof has been redone.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Val Ceno municipality with its castle on a rock spur.
  • Over-65s: 38.9%, against 23.4% in the province.
  • Population down 15.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.180 g.

Overview

Bardi is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,981 residents, ranked 32 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bardi is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (37 of 44) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.180 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 15.2%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (46). 39% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bardi declared an average taxable income of 19,405 euros, below the provincial average (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bardi is in climate zone F, with 3,257 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 625 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bardi has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 2.5% of the land in Bardi, compared with 7.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bardi 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 Bardi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bardi: 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 Bardi 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 96 inhabited census areas in Bardi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 034002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.