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Fusignano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Fusignano, lower Romagna along the banks of the Senio

Fusignano is the birthplace of two very different people: Arcangelo Corelli, the seventeenth-century violinist and composer, and Arrigo Sacchi, the football coach who led AC Milan and the Italian national team. Otherwise it is a quiet town in lower Romagna, on the plain between Lugo and Alfonsine, set between orchards and the Senio river, which runs between high embankments. Ravenna is about half an hour away, Lugo a few minutes.

The town is compact, with its centre around the main square and districts of detached houses and small blocks of flats built after the war; out in the country there are old farmhouses, sometimes large and in need of work. People working in Lugo, Ravenna or for firms elsewhere in lower Romagna find affordable homes here.

In 2023 there were 8,159 residents, down 1.2% since 2011. The estimated average age is 47.6, over-65s make up 26.9% against 26.0% in the province of Ravenna, and foreign residents 13.9%, a high share for a town of this size. Average incomes are below the provincial level.

The earthquake figure surprises many people. The Romagna plain has had strong quakes in its history: Fusignano is in seismic zone 2 of the Italian Civil Protection classification, like 17 of the 18 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.171 g. For a brick farmhouse or a 1960s house, ask whether strengthening work has been done and to what design.

Water is the other issue. The Senio is a raised river, flowing above the level of the land around it, so areas near the embankments and the lowest ground should be checked for flood hazard. The report does this for the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the plot.

Key points

  • Home town of Corelli and Arrigo Sacchi, between Lugo and Alfonsine.
  • Population down 1.2% since 2011; over-65s 26.9%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.171 g.
  • The Senio runs above the fields: flooding needs checking.

Overview

Fusignano is a municipality in the province of Ravenna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 8,159 residents, ranked 11 of 18 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fusignano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (17 of 18) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.171 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fusignano, 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 resident population has fallen by 1.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 13.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fusignano declared an average taxable income of 23,280 euros, below the provincial average (25,184 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fusignano is in climate zone E, with 2,464 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 9 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 12.7% of the land in Fusignano, compared with 10.5% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fusignano 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 Fusignano; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fusignano: 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 Fusignano 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 40 inhabited census areas in Fusignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.6%
  • fair 59.2%
  • good 39.2%

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 039011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.