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Fabbrico: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, 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 Giacomo Matteotti 1, Fabbrico.

Fabbrico, the Bassa Reggiana and the home of Landini tractors

Fabbrico's name is tied to Landini tractors, which grew out of Giovanni Landini's workshop here, and farm machinery still employs some of the people who live in the town. It lies in the Bassa Reggiana, the lowland north of Reggio Emilia sloping down towards the Po, at about twenty-five metres above sea level, among fields, vine rows and drainage canals. Novellara and Carpi are the nearest towns, and Reggio Emilia is around thirty kilometres away.

Buyers in Fabbrico mostly find detached and terraced houses and flats in small blocks, plus a few farmhouses in the countryside, often in need of work. Most people drive to work, to the industrial areas of the lowlands and neighbouring towns. Winters are cold and foggy (climate zone E), so insulation and the heating system deserve a close look.

The population is stable and a little younger than average: 6,788 residents in 2023, up 1.4% on 2011, with an average age of 43.9 against 45.3 for the province. Foreign residents make up 17.4%, a high share even for Emilia, linked to jobs in industry and farming. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Fabbrico is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's map, like 34 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.139 g. The soft soils of the Emilian plain can amplify shaking, so for a house, and even more for an industrial building, ask whether the structure has been assessed or strengthened, and how.

Flood hazard depends on the canal network and on how high the plot sits compared with the surrounding fields, and it can differ between neighbouring houses. The report checks it for the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to trace the plot.

Key points

  • Bassa Reggiana, the town where Landini tractors began.
  • Foreign residents at 17.4%, average age 43.9.
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration about 0.139 g.
  • Lowland with drainage canals: check flooding by address.

Overview

Fabbrico is a municipality in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 6,788 residents, ranked 23 of 42 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fabbrico is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (34 of 42) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.139 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 grown by 1.4%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 17.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fabbrico declared an average taxable income of 25,795 euros, below the provincial average (27,273 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fabbrico is in climate zone E, with 2,438 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 25 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fabbrico has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.7 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 10.9% of the land in Fabbrico, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 7.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fabbrico 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 Fabbrico; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fabbrico: 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 Fabbrico 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 34 inhabited census areas in Fabbrico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.0%
  • fair 16.8%
  • good 81.2%

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 035021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.