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Bertinoro: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Santa Croce 121, Bertinoro.

Bertinoro, the balcony of Romagna between Forlì and Cesena

From the hill of Bertinoro you can see the whole Romagna plain down to the sea, which is why the town is called the balcony of Romagna. It stands above the Via Emilia, the old Roman road, between Forlì and Cesena. In the square is the colonna delle anella, a column fitted with iron rings that symbolises the town's centuries-old hospitality, and at the top of the hill the fortress now houses a residential centre of the University of Bologna. The surrounding hills are Albana and Sangiovese wine country.

Many residents, though, live lower down, in hamlets on the plain along the Via Emilia such as Panighina, Capocolle and Santa Maria Nuova, and in Fratta Terme, the spa village at the foot of the hill. Forlì and Cesena are a quarter of an hour by car, and the nearest station is Forlimpopoli-Bertinoro on the Bologna to Rimini line. Buyers choose between stone and brick houses in the old centre, villas and farmhouses among the vineyards, and detached houses in the hamlets.

In 2023 there were 11,089 residents, up 2.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.2, a little below the province (46.8); over-65s make up 23.4% and foreign residents 7.2%. Average incomes are in line with the province of Forlì-Cesena, slightly above.

All 30 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and in Bertinoro the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.203 g, high for Romagna. For masonry houses in the hilltop village, ask whether seismic upgrading has been carried out; for flats on the plain, the design date says a lot about which standards applied.

Since the floods of May 2023, landslides and flooding are the first things many people in Romagna check. On the clay hills landslide hazard changes from one slope to the next, and on the plain the distance from watercourses matters: the report checks both at the address with the official maps, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.

Key points

  • The balcony of Romagna, above the Via Emilia between Forlì and Cesena.
  • Hamlets on the plain and the spa village of Fratta Terme.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.203 g.
  • Population up 2.7% since 2011.

Overview

Bertinoro is a municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 11,089 residents, ranked 7 of 30 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bertinoro is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 30 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.203 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bertinoro, 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 grown by 2.7%. 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 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bertinoro declared an average taxable income of 24,791 euros, in line with the province (24,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bertinoro is in climate zone E, with 2,435 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 220 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bertinoro has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 6 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 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 10.7% of the land in Bertinoro, compared with 7.4% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bertinoro 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Bertinoro, 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 Bertinoro: 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 Bertinoro 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 75 inhabited census areas in Bertinoro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 14.8%
  • fair 83.6%
  • 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 040003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.