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Casalfiumanese: 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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Casalfiumanese, the Santerno valley above Imola

Going up the Santerno valley from Imola, the first Apennine hills lead to Casalfiumanese, a municipality of hills and low mountains with its main village at just over a hundred metres and hamlets scattered over the slopes. The landscape mixes vineyards, orchards, woods and the grey eroded clay badlands typical of these hills. Imola is a few minutes away, with its railway station and the A14 motorway, and Bologna is under an hour.

In 2023 there were 3,382 residents, down 2.3% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.9, close to 46.6 for the Bologna metropolitan area, and over-65s make up 25.1%. Foreign nationals are 13.2%, quite a high share for a hill municipality. Average incomes are below the Bologna average, which is among the highest in Italy.

Buyers find homes in the main village and the hamlets near the valley floor, which are more convenient, and farmhouses and rural buildings on the hills, often with land but reached by long, narrow roads. The data have no information on public transport stops, and in many areas a car is essential.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like only 11 other municipalities in the province of Bologna, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.206 g, a medium to high value. With a stone farmhouse or an old house, ask whether walls, floors and roof have been strengthened.

For landslides and flooding, the report looks up the official maps for the exact address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • First hills of the Santerno valley, above Imola.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.206 g.
  • 3,382 residents in 2023, foreign residents at 13.2%.
  • Imola, its station and the A14 a few minutes away.

Overview

Casalfiumanese is a municipality in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 3,382 residents, ranked 48 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casalfiumanese is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 12 of 55 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.206 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Casalfiumanese, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 2.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 13.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casalfiumanese declared an average taxable income of 24,757 euros, below the provincial average (29,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casalfiumanese is in climate zone E, with 2,334 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 125 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casalfiumanese has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 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 3.7% of the land in Casalfiumanese, compared with 9.0% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Casalfiumanese 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 Casalfiumanese. 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 Casalfiumanese: 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 Casalfiumanese 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 86 inhabited census areas in Casalfiumanese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 76.3%
  • good 22.9%

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 037012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.