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Bibbiano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, 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 Giovanni Battista Venturi 1, Bibbiano.

Bibbiano, in the Enza valley between Reggio Emilia and Parma

Bibbiano lies where the Reggio Emilia plain meets the first hills, at around 120 metres in the Val d'Enza. The Enza river, a little to the west, marks the border with the province of Parma, and the town lives between the two cities: Reggio Emilia to the east, Parma across the bridge. Locals claim Bibbiano as the birthplace of Parmigiano Reggiano, and dairy farms and cheese makers are still part of the landscape.

Commuters can also use the local railway between Reggio Emilia and Ciano d'Enza, which stops here. There are 3 recorded stops in the municipality, while other journeys are by car along the foothill roads. The report works out the distance from the address to the nearest stop.

The housing stock is mostly detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats built from the 1970s onwards, with some old farmhouses in the countryside. Supermarkets are plentiful for a town this size, 13, or 1.27 per 1,000 residents against 0.57 across the province.

At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 10,221 residents, up 2.6% since 2011. The mean age of 44.7 is close to the provincial figure and 21.4% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 8.1%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Earthquakes should be taken into account. Bibbiano is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale (1 is the highest hazard, 4 the lowest), but expected ground acceleration of about 0.156 g is not low for that zone, and 8 municipalities in the province of Reggio Emilia are in zone 2. For a building put up before current standards, ask whether structural checks have been done. Flooding near the Enza and the canals, and landslides along the edge of the hills, are checked for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here.

Key points

  • Enza valley, between the Reggio Emilia plain and the first hills.
  • 3 recorded stops, on the Reggio-Ciano d'Enza railway.
  • Population up 2.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.156 g.

Overview

Bibbiano is a municipality in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 10,221 residents, ranked 14 of 42 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bibbiano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (34 of 42) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.156 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 2.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bibbiano declared an average taxable income of 26,873 euros, in line with the province (27,273 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bibbiano is in climate zone E, with 2,617 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 121 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bibbiano has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 13 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 17.6% of the land in Bibbiano, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bibbiano 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 open contaminated sites in Bibbiano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bibbiano: 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 Bibbiano 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 51 inhabited census areas in Bibbiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.1%
  • fair 65.1%
  • good 30.8%

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 035004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.