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Fanano: 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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For example: Via Magnolino 5, Fanano.

Fanano, in the Frignano below Monte Cimone

In the Modena Apennines, in the Frignano area, Fanano is a mountain town at around 640 metres on the slopes of Monte Cimone. In winter it lives with the snow, thanks to the lifts of the Cimone ski area reached from the municipality, and in summer with visitors looking for cooler air: tourism counts as much as residents' daily life, and the stone old centre sits alongside holiday apartments and second homes.

Buyers need to know what they are after. A main home in the town has basic services nearby, while Modena and the plain are more than an hour's drive for work and larger services. A second home in the higher hamlets or near the slopes should also be judged on access in snow and running costs. The municipality is in climate zone F: insulation, windows and heating are decisive. The report measures elevation and slope at the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, worth reading for every house on the slopes.

The population is elderly: an average age of 50.6 against 45.8 for the province, with over-65s at 31.7%. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,980 residents in 2023, down 1.6% since 2011; foreign nationals make up 10.4%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Fanano is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, but the expected ground acceleration, 0.182 g, is high for that class. In the stone houses of the centre and hamlets, ask what structural work has been done and have the roof and floors checked before making an offer.

Key points

  • Modena Apennines, on the slopes of Monte Cimone.
  • Average age 50.6, over-65s at 31.7%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.182 g.
  • Second homes near the slopes: check winter access.

Overview

Fanano is a municipality in the province of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,980 residents, ranked 37 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fanano 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 0.182 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 1.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 10.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fanano declared an average taxable income of 22,521 euros, below the provincial average (27,632 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fanano is in climate zone F, with 3,095 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 640 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fanano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 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 4.4% of the land in Fanano, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fanano 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 Fanano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fanano: 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 Fanano 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 62 inhabited census areas in Fanano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 61.1%
  • good 30.4%
  • very good 8.3%

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 036011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.