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Calestano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Parma, 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 Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Calestano.

Calestano, the Baganza valley and the Fragno truffle

Heading up the Baganza valley from Parma into the Apennines you reach Calestano, a village in the middle hills at about four hundred metres, surrounded by woods, fields and small hamlets. The hamlet of Fragno gives its name to the black truffle gathered here, which brings a fair to the village every autumn. Parma is the reference for work and services, reached by car along the valley.

Buying in Calestano means choosing the hills close to the city: village houses and detached homes in the main village, stone farmhouses in the hamlets, often with land. In the higher hamlets, winter access and the slope of the plot matter. The climate zone is E, with cold winters.

Here the population is growing. According to Istat, the Italian national statistics office, there were 2,107 residents in 2023, up 3.6% on 2011. The average age is 46.4, close to the 45.8 of the province of Parma, and over-65s make up 24.2%. Foreign residents are a large share, at 21.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.159 g. In stone farmhouses, have the roof, floors and wall ties checked before renovating; the work can also be a chance to improve earthquake resistance.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report finds the plot from the address and shows the official landslide maps, which deserve a careful read on Apennine slopes.

Key points

  • Village in the Baganza valley, in the Apennines above Parma.
  • Up 3.6% since 2011: 2,107 residents.
  • Foreign residents at 21.1%, average age 46.4.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.159 g.

Overview

Calestano is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,107 residents, ranked 30 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calestano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (37 of 44) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.159 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 3.6%. 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 21.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calestano declared an average taxable income of 24,676 euros, below the provincial average (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calestano is in climate zone E, with 2,991 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 417 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calestano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

There are 1.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 3.8% of the land in Calestano, compared with 7.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Calestano 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 Calestano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calestano: 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 Calestano 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 38 inhabited census areas in Calestano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 57.3%
  • good 41.7%

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 034008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.