Lama Mocogno: 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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Lama Mocogno, the Modena Apennines above 800 metres
Lama Mocogno is a mountain municipality in the Apennines south of Modena, in the Frignano area, with its main village above 800 metres and a territory of woods, meadows and scattered hamlets. It sits on the road that climbs from Pavullo towards the ridge and Abetone, which is why it has long been a stopover and a summer retreat for people from Modena and the plain.
The mountains shape everything. The municipality is in climate zone F, the one with the longest winters, and in a house here heating, roof insulation and snow on the access road matter as much as floor area. Many homes are second homes of families from Modena: alongside well kept properties there are houses left closed for years, which need a careful look at systems and roofs.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there are 2,640 residents (2023), down 7.2% on 2011. The population is older than the provincial average: 49.9 against 45.8, with 30.0% over 65. Foreign residents make up 7.1%. Declared incomes stay below the average for the province of Modena, which is lifted by the industrial plain.
Lama Mocogno is in seismic zone 3, with an expected acceleration of 0.164 g in the built-up area. In the stone houses typical of the area, check the load-bearing walls, the floors and how they tie into the roof, especially where extensions have been added.
Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published. On Apennine slopes the ground varies from one plot to the next: the report reads the gradient and the official landslide maps for the exact address, not as an average for the municipality.
Key points
- Frignano mountains, main village above 800 metres
- Climate zone F: long winters, insulation is key
- Average age 49.9 against 45.8 in the province
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.164 g
Overview
Lama Mocogno is a municipality in the province of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,640 residents, ranked 38 of 47 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lama Mocogno 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 0.164 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 fallen by 7.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lama Mocogno declared an average taxable income of 21,669 euros, below the provincial average (27,632 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Lama Mocogno is in climate zone F, with 3,388 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 842 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lama Mocogno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.
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 6.3% of the land in Lama Mocogno, 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
Lama Mocogno 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 Lama Mocogno.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lama Mocogno: 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 Lama Mocogno 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 47 inhabited census areas in Lama Mocogno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 12.6%
- fair 85.4%
- good 2.0%
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 036018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.