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Felino: 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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Felino, salami country in the first hills above Parma

To many Italians, Felino is the name of a salami. The town lies where the Parma plain begins to rise into the first hills, at the mouth of the Baganza valley, about fifteen kilometres from the city centre. Above the village stands the castle, and around it are the hills with meadows, woods and the cured-meat makers who made the protected-origin salami famous.

For buyers, Felino suits families who work in Parma and want more green space. The municipality includes hamlets such as San Michele Tiorre and Sant'Ilario Baganza, with detached and semi-detached houses and a few restored farmhouses in the hills. On the flat the homes are newer; higher up, slopes get steeper and roads narrower, worth trying in winter too. Overture lists 7 supermarkets and 4 schools here.

The population is growing: 9,155 residents at the end of 2023, 6.2% more than in 2011. The estimated average age of 45.7 matches the province, and over-65s make up 22.4%. Foreign residents are 12.1%, quite a high share for a hill town. Declared incomes are in line with the Parma average.

Felino is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, where 1 is the most hazardous, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.156 g; in the province, 7 municipalities up in the Apennines are in zone 2. Anyone buying a farmhouse to restore should also budget for seismic strengthening, which is easier to do alongside the other works.

The Baganza stream and the hillsides are the two things to watch: flooding on the valley floor, landslides higher up. The report checks the official maps at the address and, with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, traces the plot.

Key points

  • Baganza valley, in the first hills south of Parma.
  • Population up 6.2% since 2011, foreign residents 12.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.156 g.
  • Stream below, slopes above: floods and landslides checked by address.

Overview

Felino is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 9,155 residents, ranked 11 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Felino 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 0.156 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 grown by 6.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 12.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Felino declared an average taxable income of 28,788 euros, in line with the province (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Felino is in climate zone E, with 2,694 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 185 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Felino has 4 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 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 11.5% of the land in Felino, 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

Felino 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 Felino; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Felino: 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 Felino 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 71 inhabited census areas in Felino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.9%
  • fair 75.5%
  • good 22.7%

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 034013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.