Lesignano de' Bagni: 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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Lesignano de' Bagni, Parma ham country in the hills
Roughly twenty kilometres separate Parma from Lesignano de' Bagni, and along the way the plain gives way to the first hills of the Apennines. The municipality borders Langhirano and Traversetolo and lies within the area where Parma ham is cured; between one village and the next you pass ham-curing houses, Parmigiano Reggiano dairies, fields and woods.
It is an area chosen by people who work in Parma and want a house with more room. There were 5,124 residents in 2023, up 7.7% on 2011, with an average age of 45.1 against 45.8 for the province and over-65s at 21.0%. Foreign residents make up 7.7%.
Buyers mostly find detached houses, small villas and old farmhouses to restore, spread between the small settlements and along the ridges. The city remains the reference point for work, secondary schools and hospital, and you get there by car. The municipality sits at around 250 metres in a cold climate zone, with chilly winters and fog on the days it settles over the plain.
The official classification is seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, the same as 37 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.157 g. Structural checks should not be skipped: for a stone farmhouse, ask what work has been done on walls and roofs; for a recent house, ask for the design date.
The Parma hills are largely clay and marl that slide easily, and the hazard changes a great deal from one slope to the next. The report checks landslides and flooding along the streams for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published.
Key points
- First hills south of Parma, between Langhirano and Traversetolo.
- 5,124 residents, up 7.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.157 g.
- Clay and marl: landslide hazard to check slope by slope.
Overview
Lesignano de' Bagni is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 5,124 residents, ranked 22 of 44 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lesignano de' Bagni 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 7.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lesignano de' Bagni declared an average taxable income of 28,045 euros, in line with the province (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Lesignano de' Bagni is in climate zone E, with 2,780 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 252 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lesignano de' Bagni has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.
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 8.3% of the land in Lesignano de' Bagni, compared with 7.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Lesignano de' Bagni 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 Lesignano de' Bagni. 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 Lesignano de' Bagni: 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 Lesignano de' Bagni 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 72 inhabited census areas in Lesignano de' Bagni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 81.6%
- good 18.4%
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
- 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 034019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.