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Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Castrocaro and Terra del Sole, spa town and Medici fortress

The municipality has a double name because it joins two separate towns, close together in the Montone valley where the plain around Forlì gives way to the first hills. Castrocaro is the spa town, grown up beneath a medieval castle, with its thermal park, hotels and early twentieth-century villas. Terra del Sole is a small fortified town built for Cosimo I de' Medici in the sixteenth century, laid out on a regular grid inside its walls, with a large square lined by the old government buildings. For centuries this was the Tuscan part of Romagna, ruled from Florence, and it only moved to the province of Forlì in 1923.

Forlì is about ten kilometres away and many residents work there. Between the two centres the housing is mostly detached houses and small blocks of flats; inside the walls of Terra del Sole and in the village below the castle the buildings are old, so allow for listed-building restrictions and restoration costs. The river Montone runs past both towns, and for homes near it the report checks the flood maps at the exact address.

At the end of 2023 there were 6,449 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office: 63 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 1.0%. The population is older than the provincial average, with an average age of 47.5 against 46.8 and over-65s at 27.3% against 25.2%. Foreign residents make up 11.4%, and declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The whole province of Forlì-Cesena is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) scale, and the expected ground acceleration in Castrocaro's built-up area is about 0.209 g, a medium-high value. In historic buildings and the old spa villas, what matters is how walls and floors are tied together and what work has been done over the years: before completion, ask for the building permits and have a surveyor look at the structure.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality, so the report can trace an address to the building's plot.

Key points

  • Two towns: Castrocaro with its spa, Terra del Sole with its Medici walls.
  • Population down 1.0% since 2011, over-65s at 27.3%.
  • All 30 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
  • Homes near the Montone: check flood hazard at the address.

Overview

Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole is a municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 6,449 residents, ranked 13 of 30 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 30 municipalities in the province 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 Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole declared an average taxable income of 23,649 euros, in line with the province (24,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole is in climate zone E, with 2,131 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 68 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 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 (0.6).

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 7.2% of the land in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, compared with 7.4% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole 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 contaminated sites in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole: 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 Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole 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 94 inhabited census areas in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.6%
  • fair 56.0%
  • good 42.4%

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 040005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.