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Borgo Tossignano: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Codrignano 1, Borgo Tossignano.

Borgo Tossignano, the Santerno valley and the gypsum ridge

Heading up the Santerno valley from Imola, Borgo Tossignano is one of the first villages of the Apennines. The centre sits on the valley floor, at about a hundred metres, while behind it rise the pale cliffs of the Vena del Gesso Romagnola, a gypsum ridge that is now a regional park. It belongs to the Imola district, although it is in the province of Bologna.

Daily life follows the valley road, which reaches Imola quickly for the hospital, secondary schools and jobs. Homes are partly in the village by the river and partly scattered along the slopes, where roads become narrow and steep. If you are buying near the Santerno or its side streams, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address, and these vary from one plot to the next.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,187 residents in 2023, down 3.5% since 2011. The average age of 46.5 is almost the same as the provincial 46.6, and foreign nationals make up 11.5%, a high share for a valley village. Average incomes are below those of the Bologna province, which of course includes the city itself.

Borgo Tossignano is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.208 g. The Romagna Apennines have had significant quakes, so it pays to look at how the load-bearing walls of stone houses were built and whether the floors have been strengthened. The climate zone is E: winters are cold and insulation makes a real difference to heating bills.

Key points

  • First village up the Santerno valley from Imola.
  • Below the cliffs of the gypsum ridge, a regional park.
  • 3,187 residents, foreign nationals at 11.5%.
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.208 g.

Overview

Borgo Tossignano is a municipality in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 3,187 residents, among the smallest in the province (50 of 55).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgo Tossignano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 12 of 55 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.208 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Borgo Tossignano, 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 fallen by 3.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 11.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgo Tossignano declared an average taxable income of 24,172 euros, below the provincial average (29,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borgo Tossignano is in climate zone E, with 2,302 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 102 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgo Tossignano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 5.3% of the land in Borgo Tossignano, compared with 9.0% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Borgo Tossignano 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 contaminated sites in Borgo Tossignano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgo Tossignano: 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 Borgo Tossignano 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 56 inhabited census areas in Borgo Tossignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.8%
  • fair 82.3%
  • good 16.0%

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 037007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.