Compiano: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Compiano, a castle village in the upper Taro valley
The castle looks down on the village from the top of a knoll, and around it the stone houses follow the curve of the hill. Compiano is in the upper Taro valley, in the Apennines of the province of Parma towards the border with Liguria, on a rise overlooking the river Taro and the wooded ridges.
In the old village, homes for sale are stone houses, often small and on several floors, which need careful checks on systems, damp and access; outside the centre there are more recent houses and scattered homes in the outlying hamlets. For the hospital, secondary schools and the railway station, people go down to the larger towns of the valley. The climate zone is F: long, cold winters, and heating costs to factor in from the start. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Parma.
In 2023 Compiano had 1,047 residents, 6.7% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 50.3 against 45.8 for the province, and over-65s make up 31.5%, well above the provincial 23.4%. Foreign nationals account for 5.7%.
In the province of Parma only 7 municipalities are in seismic zone 2, and Compiano is one of them; the other 37 are in zone 3. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.196 g, a medium-high value. In a village house, often leaning on its neighbours, have an engineer look at the load-bearing walls, floors and roof.
Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. Between the Apennine slopes and the course of the Taro, landslide and flood hazard are read on the official maps for the exact spot.
Key points
- Castle village in the upper Taro valley, in the Parma Apennines.
- Seismic zone 2, like only 7 municipalities in the province.
- Over-65s at 31.5%, against 23.4% in the province.
- Climate zone F: long winters, plan for heating costs.
Overview
Compiano is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,047 residents, ranked 38 of 44 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Compiano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 7 of 44 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
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 Compiano, 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 6.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Compiano declared an average taxable income of 21,863 euros, below the provincial average (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Compiano is in climate zone F, with 3,024 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 519 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Compiano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 3.5% of the land in Compiano, compared with 7.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Compiano 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 contaminated sites in Compiano.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Compiano: 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 Compiano 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 25 inhabited census areas in Compiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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 034011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.