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Corniglio: 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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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: Strada Val Parma 1, Corniglio.

Corniglio, the upper Parma valley and its mountain lakes

Corniglio covers the upper Parma valley in the Apennines south of Parma, with its main village at around 700 metres and a large territory rising to the ridges, inside the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines National Park. Here you find Lagdei and Lago Santo Parmense, popular for walks in summer and winter. Parma is the reference for work and services, but the valley road takes time: people who live here usually choose the mountains on purpose, not for convenience.

The hamlets are many and quite different from one another, some lived in all year, others mainly in summer. Houses are largely in stone, with heavy roofs and thick walls, and many are second homes. The climate zone is F, the coldest, so heating, insulation, access in snow and the internet connection should all be checked before buying.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,755 residents in 2023, down 12.1% on 2011. The average age is 53.2, against 45.8 in the province of Parma, over-65s make up 36.1% and households are small, 1.73 people on average. Foreign residents are 4.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Corniglio is in seismic zone 3, like 36 other municipalities in the province, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area, 0.177 g, should not be ignored for a stone house: ask what work has been done on the roof and on the ties between walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. On mountain slopes the report checks the gradient and the official landslide maps for the address, which have to be read plot by plot.

Key points

  • Upper Parma valley, inside the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines National Park.
  • Residents down 12.1% since 2011, over-65s at 36.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.177 g.
  • Climate zone F: long winters, check the heating.

Overview

Corniglio is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,755 residents, ranked 34 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corniglio is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (37 of 44) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.177 g, a medium-high 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 12.1%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (46). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corniglio declared an average taxable income of 25,098 euros, below the provincial average (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Corniglio is in climate zone F, with 3,429 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 690 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corniglio has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

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 2.4% of the land in Corniglio, 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

Corniglio 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 no open contaminated sites in Corniglio; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Corniglio: 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 Corniglio 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 80 inhabited census areas in Corniglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.6%
  • fair 98.4%

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 034012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.