Concordia sulla Secchia: 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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Concordia sulla Secchia, the Modena lowlands on the Mantua border
Concordia sulla Secchia is the northern tip of the province of Modena: across the boundary lies Lombardy, with the villages of the Mantua area. It belongs to the Bassa, the flat lowland north of Modena, along the river Secchia and a few kilometres from Mirandola. The economy is farming plus engineering firms, some linked to the Mirandola medical devices cluster, with houses and farmsteads scattered across the fields.
The river is the first thing to think about. The Secchia flows between high embankments, and in flood its water can rise above the surrounding fields, so the flood hazard maps need reading for each address, and it is worth asking locally how the area fared in past floods. There is no railway, and trips to Modena, Carpi or Mantua are made by car.
Concordia has lost residents: 8,327 in 2023, 7.1% fewer than the 8,968 of 2011. The estimated average age is 46.9, slightly above the province, and over-65s make up 25.0%. Foreign residents account for 15.1%, a high share, linked to work on farms and in factories. Average incomes are below the Modena figure.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 40 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.130 g. Beneath the plain lie buried faults that can produce strong tremors even in an area rated as medium hazard. Many buildings have been repaired or strengthened in recent years, so buyers should ask for the paperwork on structural work, the inspection certificates and the certificate of habitability.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, and the report traces the plot from the address, checking the official flood-prone area maps for that exact spot.
Key points
- Modena lowlands on the Secchia, near Mirandola and the Lombardy border.
- Population down 7.1% since 2011; foreign residents 15.1%.
- Seismic zone 3: ask for records of structural work.
- Near the Secchia embankments, check flood hazard by address.
Overview
Concordia sulla Secchia is a municipality in the province of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 8,327 residents, ranked 23 of 47 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Concordia sulla Secchia 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 0.130 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 7.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 15.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Concordia sulla Secchia declared an average taxable income of 23,488 euros, below the provincial average (27,632 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Concordia sulla Secchia is in climate zone E, with 2,353 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 22 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Concordia sulla Secchia has 4 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.
There are 0.1 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 10.4% of the land in Concordia sulla Secchia, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Concordia sulla Secchia 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Concordia sulla Secchia, and 2 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 Concordia sulla Secchia: 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 Concordia sulla Secchia 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 61 inhabited census areas in Concordia sulla Secchia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.7%
- fair 55.2%
- good 42.1%
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 036010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.