Lizzano in Belvedere: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Lizzano in Belvedere, Bologna's mountains and Corno alle Scale
High in the Apennines south of Bologna, on the border with Tuscany, Lizzano in Belvedere includes the Corno alle Scale ski area and a string of mountain hamlets, Vidiciatico among them. The landscape is beech and chestnut woods and meadows, and it fills with holidaymakers in both summer and winter. Bologna is reached by driving down the valleys, a journey that takes time.
The property market is shaped by second homes: flats in blocks built for holidays, detached houses and old stone houses in the hamlets. If you plan to live here all year, think about snow, mountain roads and services grouped in a few places. If you are buying for holidays, look closely at building service charges and the heating, as this is climate zone F, the coldest category.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,204 residents in 2023, down 4.5% since 2011. The average age is 50.5, high compared with 46.6 for the metropolitan area of Bologna, and over-65s make up 31.4%. Foreign nationals account for 11.8%. Declared incomes are below the Bologna average.
Lizzano in Belvedere is in seismic zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of 0.188 g; across the metropolitan area 12 municipalities are in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. For a 1970s block of flats, ask the building manager whether any structural checks exist and whether the roof has had recent work.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps: the report identifies the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, useful in an area of slopes.
Key points
- High Apennines south of Bologna, home to Corno alle Scale.
- Many second homes and climate zone F, the coldest.
- Population down 4.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.188 g.
Overview
Lizzano in Belvedere is a municipality in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,204 residents, among the smallest in the province (51 of 55).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lizzano in Belvedere is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (43 of 55) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.188 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 11.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lizzano in Belvedere declared an average taxable income of 22,295 euros, below the provincial average (29,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Lizzano in Belvedere is in climate zone F, with 3,066 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 640 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lizzano in Belvedere has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 5 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.9 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).
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 2.8% of the land in Lizzano in Belvedere, compared with 9.0% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Lizzano in Belvedere 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 contaminated sites in Lizzano in Belvedere.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lizzano in Belvedere: 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 Lizzano in Belvedere 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 40 inhabited census areas in Lizzano in Belvedere. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 61.1%
- good 38.9%
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 037033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.