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Codigoro: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Localita' Pontelangorino Centro 1, Codigoro.

Codigoro, the Po di Volano, Pomposa and reclaimed land

Codigoro lies in the Po Delta, in the eastern part of the province of Ferrara, along the Po di Volano. Within its boundaries is Pomposa Abbey, one of the great Benedictine monasteries of the Middle Ages, its bell tower rising high above the plain; this is where the monk Guido d'Arezzo lived, the man behind the basis of modern musical notation.

Almost all the land is reclaimed, drained from lagoons and marshes in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and now farmed for arable crops. Much of it lies below sea level and is kept dry by pumping stations. The municipality reaches the sea at Volano and Lido di Volano, while Ferrara is about fifty kilometres away. For buyers, the choice ranges from houses in the centre along the Volano to isolated farmhouses in the countryside; with the latter, the roof, rising damp and distance from services all matter.

Codigoro is losing people and ageing. In 2023 there were 11,037 residents, down 10.9% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.9 against 49.2 for the province, itself one of the oldest in Italy, and over-65s make up 33.0%. Households are small (2.04 people on average), and foreign residents account for 9.2%. Average incomes are below the province of Ferrara.

In the province of Ferrara, 20 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale and 1 in zone 2. Codigoro is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.077 g. The 2012 earthquake struck the west of the province and showed that sandy, waterlogged ground can lose its strength during a quake, so a geological report is worthwhile for new buildings or extensions.

Water, though, is the main risk. On land below sea level, flood hazard depends on the exact spot and on the drainage network working properly, and the report checks it at the address with the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Po Delta, on the Po di Volano, home to Pomposa Abbey.
  • Reclaimed land below sea level: check flood hazard.
  • Population down 10.9% since 2011, over-65s at 33.0%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.077 g.

Overview

Codigoro is a municipality in the province of Ferrara, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 11,037 residents, ranked 8 of 21 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Codigoro is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (20 of 21) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.077 g, a moderate 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 fallen by 10.9%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Codigoro declared an average taxable income of 21,700 euros, below the provincial average (24,414 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Codigoro is in climate zone E, with 2,523 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 3 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Codigoro has 8 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 13 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 5.2% of the land in Codigoro, compared with 7.2% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Codigoro 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 Codigoro, and 3 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Codigoro: 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 Codigoro 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 93 inhabited census areas in Codigoro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 24.7%
  • good 60.7%
  • very good 14.6%

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

ISTAT code 038005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.