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Bedonia: 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: Localita' Cavignaga 1, Bedonia.

Bedonia, the upper Taro valley in the Parma Apennines

Bedonia is a mountain municipality in the Apennines above Parma, in the upper Taro valley. The main village sits at around 500 metres and the territory is large, with woods, pastures and many small hamlets. Borgo Val di Taro is the nearest town with bigger services and a railway station, while Parma is too far for an easy daily commute.

Houses are mostly stone-built, both in the main village and in the hamlets, and many are second homes for families who come back in summer. If you are looking at a farmhouse or a house in a hamlet, check winter access, heating (climate zone E, so cold winters) and the state of the roof, and think about the distances to schools and shops, which the report measures from the address.

There are 3,122 residents (2023), down 13.7% since 2011. The average age is high, 52.1 against 45.8 in the province, and over-65s reach 36.1%. Foreign residents are 8.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Bedonia is in seismic zone 2, as are 6 other municipalities in the province of Parma, nearly all in the mountains; the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.190 g. With stone houses, find out before buying whether the walls and roof have been strengthened.

Slopes and mountain streams make it worth reading the official landslide and flood maps for the specific address. The report does this from the cadastral maps, which the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes for this municipality too.

Key points

  • Upper Taro valley, main village at around 500 m, many hamlets
  • 3,122 residents, average age 52.1, over-65s at 36.1%
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.190 g
  • Stone houses and second homes: access, roofs, heating

Overview

Bedonia is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 3,122 residents, ranked 25 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bedonia is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 7 of 44 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.190 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bedonia, 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 fallen by 13.7%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (46). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bedonia declared an average taxable income of 20,508 euros, below the provincial average (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bedonia is in climate zone E, with 3,000 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 500 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bedonia has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities 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 2.6% of the land in Bedonia, 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

Bedonia 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 medium. 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 Bedonia; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bedonia: 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 Bedonia 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 64 inhabited census areas in Bedonia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.3%
  • fair 69.3%
  • good 29.4%

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 034003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.