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Budrio: 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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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 Dugliolo 1, Budrio.

Budrio, the plain east of Bologna and the ocarina

The ocarina was born in Budrio. In the nineteenth century a local craftsman perfected the little terracotta wind instrument, and the town still has a museum devoted to it and a group of players who keep the tradition going. The municipality spreads across the plain north-east of Bologna, towards Molinella and Medicina, with the main town around its historic centre and many villages in the countryside, including Mezzolara, Vedrana and Vigorso.

For anyone working in Bologna the train is the main asset: the line to Portomaggiore stops at Budrio and is part of Bologna's metropolitan rail service. House hunters choose between flats in the main town, near the station and services, and farmhouses or detached houses in the villages, where you need a car and often substantial building work. The countryside is crossed by streams and drainage canals, the Idice among them, and in the lowest areas the report checks flood hazard for the address, which here can change a lot within a few hundred metres.

Growth is slow but steady. In 2023 there were 18,365 residents, up 2.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age of 46.4 is close to the provincial average, with over-65s at 24.0%. Foreign nationals make up 9.8% and households average 2.20 people. Declared incomes are slightly below the average for the province of Bologna.

Budrio is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, like most municipalities around Bologna (43), but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.173 g, a moderate value for the plain. Alluvial soils can amplify shaking, so for farmhouses and masonry buildings it helps to know whether structural work has been done and to what design. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address, including isolated houses in the countryside.

Key points

  • Plain north-east of Bologna, birthplace of the ocarina.
  • Train to Bologna on the Portomaggiore line.
  • Residents up 2.0% since 2011, average age 46.4.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.173 g.

Overview

Budrio is a municipality in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 18,365 residents, ranked 10 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Budrio is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (43 of 55) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.173 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 2.0%. 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 9.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Budrio declared an average taxable income of 28,037 euros, in line with the province (29,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Budrio is in climate zone E, with 2,194 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 26 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Budrio has 12 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 18 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 8.4% of the land in Budrio, compared with 9.0% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Budrio 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Budrio, and 3 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 Budrio: 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 Budrio 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 139 inhabited census areas in Budrio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.9%
  • fair 52.0%
  • good 37.1%

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 037008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.