Castelnuovo Rangone: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Castelnuovo Rangone, cured meats and family homes south of Modena
The main square of Castelnuovo Rangone has a statue of a pig, and with good reason: the town has long been tied to pork processing and cured meats, with plants large and small. It lies on the plain south of Modena, towards the first hills, and includes Montale, the village closest to the city.
Many residents work in Modena or in local firms, including those in the nearby ceramic tile towns. Homes are mostly detached houses, semi-detached houses and low blocks built in recent decades, with new districts around the two centres. Near the meat plants, expect heavy goods traffic and at times smells, both of which vary a lot from one street to the next.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 15,058 residents in 2023, up 6.7% on 2011. The estimated average age is 45.5 against 45.8 in the province, over-65s make up 22.8% and foreign residents 11.2%. Declared incomes are well above the average for the province of Modena, which is not low to begin with.
Castelnuovo Rangone is in seismic zone 3, like 40 municipalities in the province, but its expected ground acceleration of about 0.163 g is higher than the zone suggests, as the edge of the Apennines is close. The 2012 earthquakes hit mainly the lowlands further north, but were felt across the province. For a block of flats or a house built before the 1980s, ask for the design and structural checks.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address. The streams running down from the hills towards the Panaro can overflow in heavy rain, and flood hazard is read for the individual address.
Key points
- Plain south of Modena, a town built on pork processing.
- 15,058 residents, up 6.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, yet expected acceleration about 0.163 g.
- Declared incomes above the provincial average.
Overview
Castelnuovo Rangone is a municipality in the province of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 15,058 residents, ranked 14 of 47 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelnuovo Rangone is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (40 of 47) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.163 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 6.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelnuovo Rangone declared an average taxable income of 32,068 euros, above the provincial average (27,632 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelnuovo Rangone is in climate zone E, with 2,317 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 76 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelnuovo Rangone has 6 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 14 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.
There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 21.7% of the land in Castelnuovo Rangone, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 7.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Castelnuovo Rangone 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Castelnuovo Rangone. 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 Castelnuovo Rangone: 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 Castelnuovo Rangone 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 68 inhabited census areas in Castelnuovo Rangone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 31.4%
- good 68.6%
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 036007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.