Cadelbosco di Sopra: 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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For example: Via Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Cadelbosco di Sopra.
Cadelbosco di Sopra, the Reggio plain towards the Po
North of Reggio Emilia the plain runs flat towards the river Po, through fodder fields, Parmigiano Reggiano dairy farms and small towns. Cadelbosco di Sopra is one of them, with the hamlets of Cadelbosco di Sotto, Villa Seta and scattered farmland. Reggio is about twenty minutes away by car, and many residents commute there daily.
The town has grown through estates of detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats, often bought by young families looking for lower prices than in Reggio. In the hamlets and countryside there are still farmhouses and barns, some converted into homes. Public transport barely shows up in the data, so a car counts for a lot.
Cadelbosco has one of the youngest populations in the province. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 10,720 residents in 2023, up 3.0% on 2011. The estimated average age is 43.3 against 45.3 in the province, and over-65s make up 19.3% against 22.6%. Foreign residents account for 10.7%. Recorded services are thin compared with the provincial average, with 6 schools and 3 supermarkets, so for many things people go to Reggio.
The province of Reggio Emilia has 8 municipalities in seismic zone 2, in the Apennines and in the ceramics district at the foot of the hills, and the rest in zone 3. Cadelbosco is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.136 g. The 2012 Emilia earthquakes showed how badly sheds and masonry houses on soft plain soils can suffer, so for an older building ask whether any work was done after those tremors.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. On a plain crossed by drainage canals and the Crostolo stream, flood hazard is read for the exact position of the house.
Key points
- Plain north of Reggio Emilia, many new houses and young families.
- Population up 3.0% since 2011, average age 43.3.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.136 g.
- Flood hazard to check for the exact position of the house.
Overview
Cadelbosco di Sopra is a municipality in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 10,720 residents, ranked 11 of 42 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cadelbosco di Sopra 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 0.136 g, a moderate 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 3.0%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cadelbosco di Sopra declared an average taxable income of 25,927 euros, in line with the province (27,273 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cadelbosco di Sopra is in climate zone E, with 2,524 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 33 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cadelbosco di Sopra has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.
There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 11.3% of the land in Cadelbosco di Sopra, 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
Cadelbosco di Sopra 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 Cadelbosco di Sopra, and one more has 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 Cadelbosco di Sopra: 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 Cadelbosco di Sopra 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 Cadelbosco di Sopra. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 24.8%
- fair 75.2%
- good 0.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Emilia-Romagna, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 035008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.