Campagnola Emilia: 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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Campagnola Emilia, the Reggio lowlands near Correggio
About twenty kilometres north-east of Reggio Emilia, between Correggio, Novellara and Rio Saliceto, Campagnola Emilia lies in the flat northern lowlands of the province. The land is level and divided by canals and farm tracks, with crops, dairy farms linked to Parmigiano Reggiano production, and small engineering and craft businesses around the centre.
There is no railway station, so getting to Correggio, Carpi or Reggio means driving. Homes on the market are usually small villas, terraced houses and flats in low-rise blocks, plus old farmhouses out in the fields that are large and often need rethinking from top to bottom. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
The population has held steady. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,538 residents in 2023, up 0.8% on the 2011 census. The average age of 45.2 is almost identical to the provincial figure, and households are fairly large at 2.49 people on average. Foreign residents make up 14.5%, high even for Emilia. Services cover the basics: 4 school sites, 2 pharmacies and 4 supermarkets.
The Emilian plain does have earthquakes. Campagnola is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 33 other municipalities around Reggio, while 8 are in zone 2. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.138 g, not a negligible value. In brick farmhouses and in industrial sheds built before current standards, check how walls are tied to floors, the state of the roof and any work already carried out.
The ground is low-lying clay, kept dry by a network of drainage canals. The report checks the flood maps at the address and uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps to trace the plot.
Key points
- Flat farmland north-east of Reggio Emilia, near Correggio.
- 5,538 residents; foreign residents at 14.5%.
- Households of 2.49 people; average age 45.2.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.138 g.
Overview
Campagnola Emilia is a municipality in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 5,538 residents, ranked 29 of 42 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Campagnola Emilia 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 0.138 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 14.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Campagnola Emilia declared an average taxable income of 25,422 euros, below the provincial average (27,273 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Campagnola Emilia is in climate zone E, with 2,508 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 22 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Campagnola Emilia has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
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 11.2% of the land in Campagnola Emilia, 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
Campagnola Emilia 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 open contaminated sites in Campagnola Emilia; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Campagnola Emilia: 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 Campagnola Emilia 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 29 inhabited census areas in Campagnola Emilia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 56.7%
- good 43.3%
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 035009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.