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Lugo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Ravenna, 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 Fiumazzo 1, Lugo.

Lugo, the Rocca, the Pavaglione and the Romagna lowlands

The Pavaglione, a large four-sided arcade built for the silk cocoon market, and the Este fortress, now the town hall, stand a few steps apart in the centre of Lugo. In the square is the monument to Francesco Baracca, the First World War pilot born here. Lugo is the hub of the Bassa Romagna, the plain between Ravenna, Imola and Faenza, with its offices, schools and markets.

The station is on the line between Castel Bolognese and Ravenna, with a branch towards Lavezzola. Around the main town are hamlets such as Voltana, San Potito and Santa Maria in Fabriago, with old farmhouses, villas and orchards. Buying in the countryside gets you more space, but you will need a car for almost everything.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 32,225 residents in 2023, up 0.5% since 2011. The average age is 47.7, over-65s make up 27.5%, above the Emilia-Romagna average (24.7%), and foreign residents 12.1%. Average declared income is above that of the province of Ravenna.

In the province of Ravenna, 17 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale and 1 in zone 3. Lugo is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.179 g, a fairly high value. For masonry houses in the centre and old farmhouses, ask whether any strengthening work has been done.

The 2023 floods hit the Bassa Romagna hard. Lugo lies between the Santerno and Senio rivers, on a plain crossed by channels, so flood hazard is the first thing to check for an address, which the report does. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) land registry maps are published and lead to the plot.

Key points

  • Hub of the Bassa Romagna, between the Santerno and the Senio.
  • 32,225 residents, up 0.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.179 g.
  • Flooding: the first thing to check for any address.

Overview

Lugo is a municipality in the province of Ravenna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 32,225 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lugo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (17 of 18) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.179 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Lugo, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 12.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lugo declared an average taxable income of 26,489 euros, above the provincial average (25,184 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lugo is in climate zone E, with 2,468 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 12 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lugo has 25 schools and 9 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 20 grocery shops and supermarkets, 17 healthcare facilities, 27 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 schools 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 13.3% of the land in Lugo, compared with 10.5% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lugo 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 Lugo, and 13 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Lugo: 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 Lugo 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 211 inhabited census areas in Lugo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.0%
  • fair 68.9%
  • good 27.1%

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 039012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.