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Fontevivo: 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 Provinciale 11 per Busseto 1, Fontevivo.

Fontevivo, the abbey, the Taro and the freight hub

The name refers to a spring, and the village grew up around a medieval Cistercian abbey whose church is still the focal point of the centre. Fontevivo covers a stretch of plain west of Parma, across the river Taro, between the Via Emilia and the farmland that runs on towards Fontanellato and the Po.

The municipality has several characters. The main village is a quiet place of detached and low-rise houses; Pontetaro, on the Via Emilia near the bridge over the river, is the part most tied to the city; at Bianconese is the Parma freight terminal, a large logistics area with warehouses and lorry traffic. People working in Parma get there in a few minutes by car, and the A1 motorway passes nearby. If you want quiet, check how far the address is from the roads used by heavy goods vehicles.

There are 5,466 residents (2023), 0.7% more than in 2011. The population is a little younger than the province, with an average age of 45.5, and foreign residents make up 14.3%, a high share, as in other towns on the Parma plain. Average incomes remain below those of a wealthy province like Parma.

In the province, 7 municipalities towards the Apennines are in seismic zone 2. Fontevivo is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.147 g, a moderate hazard that should not be ignored in older masonry buildings.

The plain around the Taro is the area to watch for flooding, and the report checks it for the exact address, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published here.

Key points

  • Plain west of Parma, across the Taro.
  • Freight terminal at Bianconese: check lorry traffic near the house.
  • 5,466 residents, foreign residents at 14.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.147 g.

Overview

Fontevivo is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 5,466 residents, ranked 21 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fontevivo 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 0.147 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 14.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fontevivo declared an average taxable income of 26,024 euros, below the provincial average (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fontevivo is in climate zone E, with 2,610 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 53 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.4 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 24.5% of the land in Fontevivo, compared with 7.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 5.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fontevivo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Fontevivo, and 3 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fontevivo: 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 Fontevivo 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 53 inhabited census areas in Fontevivo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.5%
  • fair 67.5%
  • good 22.0%

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 034016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.