Casola Valsenio: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Casola Valsenio, the herb village of the Senio valley
Heading up the Senio valley from Castel Bolognese into the Apennines, Casola Valsenio is the last sizeable town in the Ravenna part of the valley, a few kilometres from the Tuscan border. It is known as the village of herbs: the Garden of medicinal herbs and the growing of aromatic and medicinal plants have become part of its identity, along with the orchards and chestnut woods on the hills.
Buyers here usually want peace and space. The centre has village houses and small apartment blocks, while the countryside has stone farmhouses, some restored and others waiting for work. For jobs and larger services people drive down to the Via Emilia, to Faenza, Imola or Castel Bolognese, along a valley road that takes its time.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,504 residents in 2023, down 8.1% since 2011. The average age is 49.0, above 47.4 for the province of Ravenna, with 29.4% over 65. Foreign nationals make up 10.4%. The climate is zone E, with cold winters in the hills.
Casola Valsenio is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 16 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.209 g, a medium value. For a stone farmhouse, the first question is the state of the walls and any strengthening work.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and the report reaches the land parcel. In a landscape of hills and streams, the ground needs looking at plot by plot: the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address, and a surveyor can complete the check on site.
Key points
- Senio valley, towards the Tuscan border
- Known as the village of medicinal herbs
- 2,504 residents, down 8.1% since 2011
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.209 g
Overview
Casola Valsenio is a municipality in the province of Ravenna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,504 residents, among the smallest in the province (17 of 18).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casola Valsenio is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (17 of 18) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.209 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Casola Valsenio, 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 8.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 10.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casola Valsenio declared an average taxable income of 22,167 euros, below the provincial average (25,184 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Casola Valsenio is in climate zone E, with 2,474 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 195 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casola Valsenio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 7 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.7% of the land in Casola Valsenio, compared with 10.5% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Casola Valsenio 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 Casola Valsenio; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casola Valsenio: 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 Casola Valsenio 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 42 inhabited census areas in Casola Valsenio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 8.7%
- fair 27.0%
- good 64.3%
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 039005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.