Langhirano: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Langhirano, the Parma valley and its ham houses
Langhirano is the home of Parma ham. It lies in the Val Parma, where the plain gives way to the first Apennine hills, about twenty kilometres south of the city. Ham-curing plants fill much of the valley floor and the Prosciutto di Parma museum is here; on the hills within the municipality stands Torrechiara castle, one of the best known in Emilia.
Work in the curing plants and related businesses explains much about the population. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 10,889 residents in 2023, up 11.3% on 2011, and foreign residents make up 21.3%, a high share even for Emilia-Romagna. The estimated average age is 44.1, below the provincial 45.8, and over-65s are 20.9%. Average declared incomes are close to the provincial average.
Buyers choose between the main town, with shops, schools and services, and the hill hamlets, more isolated and full of stone houses and farm buildings in need of work. On the valley floor a home may back onto a factory, so look carefully at the surroundings, lorry traffic included. Parma is reached by car along the valley road.
Earthquakes need thinking about. In the province of Parma 7 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification; Langhirano is in zone 3 along with 36 others, and its expected ground acceleration, about 0.157 g, is not a value to ignore. For a stone farmhouse, get the walls and roof assessed.
On the slopes the main issue is landslides: the Emilian Apennines have one of the highest counts of recorded landslides in Italy, and many hill houses stand on sloping ground. Near the Parma torrent on the valley floor, flooding is the concern instead. The report checks both at the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the plot.
Key points
- Home of Parma ham, with Torrechiara castle on its hills.
- 10,889 residents, up 11.3% since 2011.
- Foreign residents 21.3%, average age 44.1.
- Hillside landslides and Parma torrent floods checked by address.
Overview
Langhirano is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 10,889 residents, ranked 8 of 44 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Langhirano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (37 of 44) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.157 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 11.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 21.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Langhirano declared an average taxable income of 27,801 euros, in line with the province (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Langhirano is in climate zone E, with 2,796 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 265 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Langhirano has 10 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 9 sports facilities.
There are 1.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 9.1% of the land in Langhirano, compared with 7.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Langhirano 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 medium. 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 Langhirano; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Langhirano: 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 Langhirano 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 93 inhabited census areas in Langhirano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.1%
- fair 50.2%
- good 46.7%
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 034018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.