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Bomporto: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Modena, 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 Ravarino Carpi 1, Bomporto.

Bomporto, where the Naviglio canal meets the Panaro

The name says a lot. Bomporto, the "good port", was Modena's river harbour, the point where the Naviglio canal from the city flows into the Panaro river. Today it is a lowland municipality north of Modena, with the town squeezed between embankments and a wide stretch of countryside that includes Sorbara, the hamlet that gives its name to a well-known Lambrusco wine.

Being so close to Modena has made it a place for young families. At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 10,261 residents, up 5.1% since 2011. People over 65 make up 18.5%, against 23.7% across the province, and the mean age of 43.2 is below the provincial 45.8. Foreign residents account for 10.5%. Declared incomes are slightly below a provincial average that remains high.

Water is the main issue for buyers. The Panaro and the Naviglio run through here and the Secchia flows a little to the west: in January 2014 a breach in a Secchia embankment flooded Bastiglia and Bomporto. The town and some hamlets lie on low ground, so ask whether the house has ever flooded, how high the garage and cellar are, and what protection work has been done. The report reads the official flood hazard maps for the address.

Earthquakes also need to be taken into account. Bomporto is in seismic zone 3 (the Civil Protection Department's scale runs from 1, the highest hazard, to 4), but the expected acceleration of about 0.156 g is high for that zone, and the lowlands around Modena remember the tremors of May 2012 well. For a building from before then, ask whether it has been assessed or strengthened and whether any reconstruction files have been closed.

Schools are well covered, with 8 on record, while shops and health services are thinner than average: 3 pharmacies and 4 supermarkets, with Modena close by for the rest. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Lowland town north of Modena, where the Naviglio meets the Panaro.
  • 18.5% of residents over 65, against 23.7% in the province.
  • Low ground between rivers: check flood hazard for the address.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.156 g.

Overview

Bomporto is a municipality in the province of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 10,261 residents, ranked 18 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bomporto is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (40 of 47) 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 5.1%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bomporto declared an average taxable income of 25,342 euros, below the provincial average (27,632 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bomporto is in climate zone E, with 2,244 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 25 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bomporto has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 5 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 12.2% of the land in Bomporto, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bomporto 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 Bomporto. 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 Bomporto: 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 Bomporto 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 Bomporto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.2%
  • fair 75.7%
  • good 21.2%

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 036002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.