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Fiscaglia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Ferrara, 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 Travaglio 1, Fiscaglia.

Fiscaglia, three reclaimed-land villages on the Po di Volano

Fiscaglia has existed since 2014, when three municipalities in eastern Ferrara province, Massa Fiscaglia, Migliarino and Migliaro, merged into one. The area is the low plain between Ferrara and the Po Delta: reclaimed marshland, wide open fields and canals, crossed by the Po di Volano. In many places the ground is only a few metres above sea level or even below it, and water is kept in check by the pumping stations of the land reclamation boards.

Housing is concentrated in the three original villages and in small hamlets; out in the fields there are scattered farmhouses, some in need of restoration. Buyers mainly find detached houses and villas with a garden or land. Ferrara is about thirty kilometres away, and the beaches of the Lidi di Comacchio are a little over half an hour's drive.

Its population is old even by provincial standards. In 2023 there were 8,461 residents, 1,058 fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, a fall of 11.1%. The estimated average age reaches 51.2, against 49.2 for the province, and over-65s make up 32.0%, while in Emilia-Romagna they are 24.7%. Households are small, 2.05 people on average, and foreign residents account for 10.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Fiscaglia is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like almost the whole province (20 of 21 municipalities), with expected acceleration of about 0.110 g. On the Ferrara plain, sandy, waterlogged soils can amplify shaking, so for an older masonry house ask whether it has been strengthened and what surveys were done.

Here water is the first thing to look at. The report checks the official flood maps at the exact address, since conditions differ between a spot by an embankment and a lower field, and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to find the plot.

Key points

  • Formed in 2014 from Massa Fiscaglia, Migliarino and Migliaro.
  • Population down 11.1% since 2011, average age 51.2.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.110 g.
  • Low reclaimed land: check flood hazard house by house.

Overview

Fiscaglia is a municipality in the province of Ferrara, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 8,461 residents, ranked 11 of 21 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fiscaglia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (20 of 21) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.110 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 fallen by 11.1%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 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 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fiscaglia declared an average taxable income of 20,904 euros, below the provincial average (24,414 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fiscaglia is in climate zone E, with 2,272 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 3 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fiscaglia has 7 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 8 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 5.8% of the land in Fiscaglia, compared with 7.2% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fiscaglia 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 Fiscaglia; 5 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fiscaglia: 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 Fiscaglia 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 70 inhabited census areas in Fiscaglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 37.0%
  • good 62.9%

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 038027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.