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Guiglia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Modena, 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 Passo Brasa 801, Guiglia.

Guiglia, the Panaro hills and the Sassi di Roccamalatina

On the first hills of the Modena Apennines, above the Panaro valley, Guiglia stands at around four hundred and ninety metres with its castle and a wide view over the plain. Within the municipality rise the Sassi di Roccamalatina, sandstone pinnacles protected by a regional park, among chestnut woods and fields.

Vignola, with its services, is the nearest town of reference; Modena and Bologna are less than an hour away by car. The municipality has a small main village and many hamlets and scattered houses, often old farmhouses that have been renovated. Average declared incomes are below the average for the province of Modena.

In 2023 there were 4,174 residents, up 4.4% on 2011. The average age is 47.0, a little above the provincial 45.8, over-65s make up 24.0% and foreign residents 11.6%.

The hills of the Emilian Apennines are largely clay, and landslides are the first thing to look at: for a farmhouse or a hillside villa, the report checks the plot's landslide hazard on the official maps and measures its gradient. It is also worth asking about retaining walls, drainage and cracks in the walls.

The province of Modena has 7 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 40 in zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification; Guiglia is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.160 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report traces the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Hills above the Panaro, with the Sassi di Roccamalatina.
  • 4,174 residents, up 4.4% since 2011.
  • Clay hills: check landslides and gradient for the plot.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.160 g.

Overview

Guiglia is a municipality in the province of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 4,174 residents, ranked 32 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Guiglia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (40 of 47) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.160 g, a medium-high 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 grown by 4.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 11.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Guiglia declared an average taxable income of 24,409 euros, below the provincial average (27,632 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Guiglia is in climate zone E, with 2,877 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 490 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Guiglia has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 5 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

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 6.0% of the land in Guiglia, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Guiglia is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 contaminated sites in Guiglia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Guiglia: 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 Guiglia 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 48 inhabited census areas in Guiglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 12.7%
  • fair 87.3%

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 036017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.