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Conselice: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Ravenna, 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: Via Selice 1, Conselice.

Conselice, Lavezzola and the low lands of Bassa Romagna

This is Bassa Romagna, the north-western part of the province of Ravenna, where the plain drops almost to sea level: Conselice's town hall stands just a few metres up. The municipality includes the main town and the hamlets of Lavezzola and San Patrizio, and reaches towards the river Reno to the north. Lugo, Massa Lombarda and Imola are the nearby reference towns, and Ravenna and Bologna are both under an hour away.

This is reclaimed land, taken from marshes and kept dry by a network of canals and pumping stations. For buyers, that is the most important fact: the height of the ground, the distance from canals and embankments, and whether there are basements or half-basements. The report reads the official flood maps for each address, but it is also worth asking the seller and the neighbours how the house fared in the heaviest rain of recent years, and making sure the insurance covers flooding.

The housing consists of low houses, detached homes, blocks of two or three storeys and farmhouses in the countryside. Prices are generally lower than in the towns along the Via Emilia, the old Roman road that links the main cities of the region.

At the end of 2023 there were 9,637 residents, down 2.0% on 2011. The estimated average age is 46.6, just below the provincial 47.4, and foreign residents make up 15.6%, a high share for the area. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Almost the whole province is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale. Conselice is in zone 2, like 16 other municipalities, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.169 g. On the soft soils of the plain the quality of the foundations matters, and for older houses it is worth having a surveyor look at them. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Bassa Romagna, with the hamlets of Lavezzola and San Patrizio.
  • Reclaimed land near sea level: check flood hazard.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.169 g.
  • Population down 2.0% since 2011, foreign residents 15.6%.

Overview

Conselice is a municipality in the province of Ravenna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 9,637 residents, ranked 9 of 18 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Conselice is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (17 of 18) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.169 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Conselice, 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 2.0%. 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 15.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Conselice declared an average taxable income of 23,680 euros, below the provincial average (25,184 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Conselice is in climate zone E, with 2,239 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 6 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Conselice has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 10.7% of the land in Conselice, compared with 10.5% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 9.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Conselice 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 Conselice, 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 Conselice: 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 Conselice 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 74 inhabited census areas in Conselice. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 22.4%
  • fair 68.1%
  • good 9.5%

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 039008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.