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Camugnano: 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: Localita' Chiesa 1, Camugnano.

Camugnano, mountain country in the Bologna Apennines

Camugnano is a mountain municipality in the Bologna Apennines, spread across woods, meadows and hamlets, with its main village at about 690 metres. Bologna is more than an hour away by car on mountain roads, so people living here year-round split work and services between the valley towns and the city.

The population is old. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,863 residents in 2023, down 6.9% since 2011. The average age is 52.1, against 46.6 in the province, and over-65s are 34.4%. Foreign residents are 4.8%. Declared incomes are well below the average for the province of Bologna.

For buyers, the market offers stone houses in the hamlets, detached homes from the post-war boom years and many properties used as summer homes. Prices are low, but running costs need careful thought: climate zone E, long winters, snow and daily driving. An isolated house needs upkeep of the roof, drains and access road.

Camugnano is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, but with an expected acceleration of 0.185 g, high for that class. In the province, 12 municipalities are in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. For an old stone house, ask whether the walls and floors have been strengthened.

On the slopes of the Emilian Apennines the ground is often clay and gradient matters. The report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address, starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published here too.

Key points

  • Bologna Apennines, main village at about 690 metres.
  • Average age 52.1, over-65s at 34.4%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.185 g.
  • Low-priced stone and second homes, with mountain running costs.

Overview

Camugnano is a municipality in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,863 residents, among the smallest in the province (54 of 55).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Camugnano 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 0.185 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 fallen by 6.9%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Camugnano declared an average taxable income of 23,703 euros, below the provincial average (29,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Camugnano is in climate zone E, with 2,997 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 692 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 3.5% of the land in Camugnano, compared with 9.0% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Camugnano 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 medium. 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 Camugnano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Camugnano: 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 Camugnano 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 69 inhabited census areas in Camugnano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 99.9%
  • 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

ISTAT code 037010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.