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Borghi: 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 Provinciale Uso 2, Borghi.

Borghi, the first Romagna hills between the Rubicone and Uso

Borghi lies on the first hills inland from the Romagna coast, behind the stretch between Cesenatico and Rimini, in the high ground between the Rubicone and Uso valleys. The municipality is made up of small villages and scattered houses among vineyards, orchards and copses, including San Giovanni in Galilea, a hamlet on a hilltop.

Being close to the plain is why many people choose to live here. A few kilometres down the road are Savignano, the Via Emilia and the motorway, and from there Cesena, Rimini and the sea. Buyers find hillside houses with views and land, often restored, newer villas and flats in the larger villages. On the slopes, read the elevation, gradient and official landslide maps carefully; the report gives all three for the address.

The municipality is growing: 2,884 residents in 2023, up 6.1% since 2011. It is also younger than the province, with a mean age of 44.7 against 46.8 and 19.8% over 65. Foreign nationals make up 8.8%, and declared incomes are below the Forlì-Cesena average.

All 30 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2, and the expected ground acceleration here is 0.184 g. The Romagna hills have a history of moderate but frequent earthquakes. For a masonry building, ask whether strengthening work has been carried out and how the floors and roof are built. For new houses, have the filed structural design checked.

Key points

  • First hills between the Rubicone and Uso valleys
  • Close to Savignano, the Via Emilia and the motorway
  • Up 6.1%, mean age 44.7
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.184 g

Overview

Borghi is a municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,884 residents, ranked 22 of 30 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borghi 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 0.184 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Borghi, 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borghi declared an average taxable income of 20,379 euros, below the provincial average (24,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borghi is in climate zone E, with 2,497 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 267 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borghi has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 3 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 8.1% of the land in Borghi, compared with 7.4% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Borghi 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 low. 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 Borghi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borghi: 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 Borghi 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 25 inhabited census areas in Borghi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.8%
  • fair 93.2%

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 040004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.