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Bentivoglio: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Bologna, 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 Santa Maria in Duno 2, Bentivoglio.

Bentivoglio, the freight hub and the plain north of Bologna

Part of Bentivoglio, on the plain north of Bologna, is taken up by the Interporto, one of the major logistics hubs in northern Italy, with warehouses and a constant flow of lorries. The rest is farmland crossed by canals, where the castle at Ponte Poledrano stands, built by the Bentivoglio family who ruled Bologna in the 15th century. The municipality also has a hospital in the Bologna health network, and a museum of rural life at San Marino di Bentivoglio.

Bologna is close, and many residents work in the city or at the freight hub itself. Homes are mostly detached houses and recent blocks of flats in the main village and the hamlets, with a few restored farm courtyards. If you are looking at a property near the logistics area or the main roads, check noise and heavy traffic, including at night.

In 2023 there were 5,777 residents, up 7.8% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The mean age is 45.6, slightly below the metropolitan area's 46.6; over-65s make up 22.7% and foreign residents 10.7%. Incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Bentivoglio is in seismic zone 3, like 43 municipalities in the metropolitan area, but expected ground acceleration of about 0.162 g is not negligible for a lowland area. Soft plain soils can amplify shaking, so for flats and houses ask for the design date and the structural inspection certificate, and for older rural buildings find out what strengthening has been done.

Low-lying land and drainage canals make flood hazard something to check carefully. The report does this for the address, after locating the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps. Climate zone E brings fog and damp winters.

Key points

  • Plain north of Bologna, with the freight hub and the Bentivoglio castle.
  • 5,777 residents, up 7.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, yet expected acceleration about 0.162 g.
  • Drainage canals: check flood hazard for each address.

Overview

Bentivoglio is a municipality in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 5,777 residents, ranked 38 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bentivoglio is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (43 of 55) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.162 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bentivoglio declared an average taxable income of 27,071 euros, below the provincial average (29,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bentivoglio is in climate zone E, with 2,329 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 19 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bentivoglio has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 7 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 13.6% of the land in Bentivoglio, compared with 9.0% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bentivoglio 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Bentivoglio, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bentivoglio: 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 Bentivoglio 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 73 inhabited census areas in Bentivoglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.7%
  • fair 66.1%
  • 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 037005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.