Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Berceto: what to know before buying a home

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

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Berceto

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' Fugazzolo di Sopra 1, Berceto.

Berceto, the Parma Apennines on the Cisa road

Berceto is a village in the Parma Apennines, a short distance from the Cisa pass, on the road from Parma towards Lunigiana and La Spezia. It is a stage on the Via Francigena pilgrim route, and the historic centre is gathered around the cathedral. The territory is large and mountainous, with woods, meadows and hamlets scattered at different altitudes.

For year-round residents, the main link is the Cisa motorway, the A15, which runs through the valley towards Parma and the sea. The town hall is above 800 metres and the climate is zone F, the coldest: long winters, snow and significant heating costs. Some houses are used as second homes, mainly in summer.

The average age is high, 53.7 against 45.8 for the province of Parma, and 36.8% are over 65. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 1,968 residents, down 8.2% from 2,144 in 2011. Foreign residents make up 11.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Berceto is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected acceleration of 0.184 g in the built-up area. In a stone mountain house, have the roof, floors and wall ties checked, and look at insulation before thinking about finishes.

On the Apennine slopes the report shows the official landslide maps for the address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Parma Apennines, near the Cisa pass.
  • Via Francigena stage, served by the A15.
  • Climate zone F: long, cold winters.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.184 g.

Overview

Berceto is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,968 residents, ranked 33 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Berceto 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 0.184 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 8.2%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (46). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Berceto declared an average taxable income of 23,704 euros, below the provincial average (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Berceto is in climate zone F, with 3,317 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 808 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Berceto has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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 3.4% of the land in Berceto, 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

Berceto 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 contaminated sites in Berceto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Berceto: 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 Berceto 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 61 inhabited census areas in Berceto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.0%
  • fair 94.4%
  • good 1.6%

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 034004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.