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Longiano: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Emilia 20, Longiano.

Longiano, a Malatesta castle above the Rubicone plain

The Malatesta castle still crowns the hill at Longiano, with the old village gathered around it and a view down over the plain towards Gatteo, Savignano sul Rubicone and the Adriatic. The castle houses the Tito Balestra Foundation, with the art collection donated by the poet, who was born here.

The municipality has two sides. Up top is the historic centre, with stone and brick houses, steep lanes and little room to park. Down towards the Via Emilia, the lowland hamlets have grown with detached houses and blocks of flats, handier for anyone working in Cesena, Rimini or the shoe-making firms of San Mauro Pascoli and Savignano. Cesena is roughly a quarter of an hour by car.

The population is younger than the provincial average. At the end of 2023 there were 7,270 residents, up 6.3% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 44.6, against 46.8 in the province of Forlì-Cesena, and over-65s make up 21.1%, against 25.2%. Households average 2.53 people and foreign residents account for 7.4%.

All 30 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, and in Longiano expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.191 g, a medium-high value. For a house in the old village, ask whether the walls and floors have been strengthened; for a block on the plain, ask for the design year and any assessments.

The hill has clay slopes, and the low hamlets lie near the streams crossing the plain. The report looks at landslides and flooding for the exact address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to reach the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hilltop village with a Malatesta castle, hamlets on the plain.
  • Population up 6.3% since 2011, average age 44.6.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.191 g.
  • Cesena about a quarter of an hour by car.

Overview

Longiano is a municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 7,270 residents, ranked 11 of 30 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Longiano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 30 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.191 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Longiano, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 6.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Longiano declared an average taxable income of 23,716 euros, in line with the province (24,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Longiano is in climate zone E, with 2,382 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 179 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Longiano has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 16.7% of the land in Longiano, compared with 7.4% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Longiano 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 Longiano. 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 Longiano: 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 Longiano 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 52 inhabited census areas in Longiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.4%
  • fair 74.6%
  • good 21.0%

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

ISTAT code 040018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.