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Cesena: 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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Cesena, on the Savio at the foot of the hills

Cesena shares its name with Forlì in the province of Forlì-Cesena, and is its second-largest municipality. It stands where the Savio river leaves the Romagna hills and meets the Via Emilia, below the Rocca Malatestiana fortress, and it is home to the Biblioteca Malatestiana, a fifteenth-century library that has survived intact and is listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World register. The local economy is built on farming, fruit growing and food processing.

At the end of 2023 Cesena had 96,066 residents, the same as in 2011 and 24.5% of the province's population. Among Emilia-Romagna's provincial capitals it has the largest households, at 2.21 people on average, and the lowest share of foreign residents, 9.9%. The estimated average age is 47.5, and 26.1% of residents are over 65, against 24.7% regionally.

Earthquakes are a real consideration here. All 30 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2, the second-highest of four classes, Cesena included, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.196 g, a medium-high value close to the estimate for Forlì. Buyers should find out whether a building was designed under the 2008 seismic standards or has been strengthened since, and for older houses, how the load-bearing structure is built.

Relative to population, sports facilities (108) are above the provincial average, while supermarkets (36) are less common. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are available, and the report derives the sheet and parcel numbers from the address. Between the Savio, the plain and the hills rising south of the city, landslide and flood hazard depends on the precise spot: the report checks it at the address, together with local price ranges.

Key points

  • 96,066 residents, the same as in 2011.
  • The largest households among Emilia-Romagna's provincial capitals: 2.21 people.
  • All 30 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2; about 0.196 g in Cesena.
  • Sports facilities above the provincial rate per head.

Overview

Cesena is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 96,066 residents, the second most populous in the province. 24% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cesena 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 0.196 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cesena, 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Cesena.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

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. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cesena has 65 schools and 29 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 36 grocery shops and supermarkets, 66 healthcare facilities, 108 sports facilities and 18 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Cesena: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 040007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.