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Gambettola: 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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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 Giovanni Pascoli 1, Gambettola.

Gambettola, a compact town between Cesena and the coast

Between Cesena and Savignano sul Rubicone, on the Bologna-Ancona railway, Gambettola covers a small patch of the Romagna plain. The municipality is tiny and almost entirely built up: terraced and detached houses, small blocks of flats and workshops follow one another with little open space in between, and the countryside starts just beyond the boundary.

For residents the location is handy. The town has a station on the Adriatic line, with trains to Cesena, Rimini and Bologna; the Via Emilia and the A14 motorway are a few minutes' drive away; and the beaches at Cesenatico and Gatteo Mare are about ten kilometres off. Many people work in Cesena or for firms around the Rubicone area.

The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, put it at 10,816 residents in 2023, 5.6% more than in 2011. The estimated average age is 45.1, lower than the 46.8 of the province of Forlì-Cesena, and over-65s are 22.7% against 25.2%. Foreign residents make up 14.4%. Average declared incomes remain below the provincial average.

In Romagna earthquakes have to be taken into account. All 30 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 of the national classification drawn up by the Civil Protection department, and the expected ground acceleration in Gambettola is about 0.189 g, a fairly high value. Much of the housing went up between the 1960s and the 1990s, before current seismic rules: for a house or block of flats from that period, have an engineer look at the structure and ask whether any strengthening has been done.

Since the 2023 floods in Romagna, buyers have been paying closer attention to water as well. On a low plain crossed by drainage ditches and channels, flood hazard varies from street to street, and the report checks it at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so an address leads to its plot.

Key points

  • Station on the Bologna-Ancona line, sea about ten kilometres away.
  • 10,816 residents, up 5.6% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.1, province 46.8.
  • All 30 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.

Overview

Gambettola is a municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 10,816 residents, ranked 8 of 30 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gambettola 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 0.189 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Gambettola, 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 grown by 5.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 14.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gambettola declared an average taxable income of 22,649 euros, below the provincial average (24,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gambettola is in climate zone E, with 2,234 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 31 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gambettola has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 12 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 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 36.4% of the land in Gambettola, compared with 7.4% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gambettola 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 Gambettola, and 2 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 Gambettola: 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 Gambettola 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 36 inhabited census areas in Gambettola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.3%
  • fair 83.4%
  • good 15.4%

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 040015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.