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Lagosanto: what to know before buying a home

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

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Lagosanto, reclaimed land in the Po Delta

Lagosanto stands on land taken back from the water. This is the Po Delta in the province of Ferrara, west of Comacchio and its lagoons, a reclaimed plain lying close to sea level and in places below it. The pumping stations and canals that keep the fields dry are as much part of the landscape as the rows of trees and the straight roads.

The municipality is home to the Ospedale del Delta, the main hospital for the lower Ferrara area, which brings services and jobs that other villages nearby lack. Otherwise it is a farming and residential community; Ferrara and the beaches of the Lidi di Comacchio are a drive away.

A buyer needs to think about the ground. Reclaimed land is soft and prone to subsidence, the slow sinking of the soil, so look carefully for cracks, settlement and rising damp, particularly in houses without a ventilated crawl space and on ground floors. The report checks the official flood maps for the address, the first thing to read in such a low-lying area.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,662 residents in 2023, down 5.9% since 2011, with an average age of 49.4, close to the 49.2 of one of Italy's oldest provinces. Over-65s make up 29.4% and foreign residents 4.9%. Declared incomes are below the Ferrara average.

Lagosanto is in seismic zone 3, like 19 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.093 g. The risk is low but not zero even on the plain, so for older houses it is worth asking how the building was put up and what kind of foundations it has.

Key points

  • Reclaimed Po Delta plain near Comacchio.
  • Home to the Ospedale del Delta, the area's main hospital.
  • 4,662 residents, down 5.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.093 g.

Overview

Lagosanto is a municipality in the province of Ferrara, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 4,662 residents, ranked 17 of 21 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lagosanto is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (20 of 21) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.093 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 resident population has fallen by 5.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lagosanto declared an average taxable income of 19,701 euros, below the provincial average (24,414 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lagosanto is in climate zone E, with 2,268 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 0 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lagosanto has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 7.1% of the land in Lagosanto, compared with 7.2% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lagosanto 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 contaminated sites in Lagosanto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lagosanto: 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 Lagosanto 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 28 inhabited census areas in Lagosanto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 16.4%
  • good 83.6%

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 038011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.