Forlimpopoli: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Forlimpopoli, Artusi's home town on the Via Emilia
Forlimpopoli lies on the Via Emilia, the old Roman road across the region, between Forlì and Cesena, a little closer to Forlì. The centre is gathered around the fortress, which houses the town's archaeological museum. Pellegrino Artusi, author of the best known cookbook in Italian cuisine, was born here, and the town has dedicated Casa Artusi to him, a centre for food culture with a cookery school.
Location is the main reason people choose Forlimpopoli. The Bologna to Ancona railway has a station in town, and Forlì and Cesena are a few minutes away by train or car. The town has a compact historic centre, residential areas of detached houses and blocks of flats built around it, and flat countryside with scattered houses reaching as far as the first hills.
At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 13,075 residents, 93 more than in 2011. The estimated average age is 46.6, in line with the province (46.8); over-65s make up 24.9% and foreign residents 8.9%. Declared incomes match the provincial average.
In the province of Forlì-Cesena, 30 of the 30 municipalities are in seismic zone 2. Forlimpopoli is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.203 g, high for the plain. Romagna has had moderate earthquakes several times, so for a building in the centre or a block of flats put up before current rules, ask for the structural design and details of the work carried out.
In May 2023 the Emilia-Romagna floods hit the province hard, and water is something to check here too. The report compares the address with the official flood maps and finds the plot using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, published for the whole municipality.
Key points
- Via Emilia between Forlì and Cesena, station on the Bologna to Ancona line.
- Birthplace of Pellegrino Artusi, with Casa Artusi.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.203 g.
- Province hit by the 2023 floods: check flood maps.
Overview
Forlimpopoli is a municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 13,075 residents, ranked 5 of 30 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Forlimpopoli is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 30 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.203 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Forlimpopoli, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Forlimpopoli declared an average taxable income of 24,455 euros, in line with the province (24,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Forlimpopoli is in climate zone D, with 2,082 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 30 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Forlimpopoli has 8 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities, 15 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 19.0% of the land in Forlimpopoli, compared with 7.4% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Forlimpopoli 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 Forlimpopoli. 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 Forlimpopoli: 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 Forlimpopoli 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 74 inhabited census areas in Forlimpopoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 26.7%
- fair 49.6%
- good 23.7%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Emilia-Romagna, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 040013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.