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Maranello: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Modena, 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 Vandelli 2, Maranello.

Maranello, Ferrari and the first Modena hills

Around the world, Maranello means Ferrari: the factory and the brand's museum are here, and red cars on test runs are an ordinary sight on local roads. The town sits where the plain south of Modena starts to rise towards the Apennines, along the Via Giardini, and borders Fiorano Modenese, in the heart of the ceramic tile district centred on Sassuolo.

For buyers the municipality has two sides. The main town is compact and flat, with apartment blocks, small houses and industrial estates nearby; to the south the outlying villages climb into the hills, with scattered houses, steep roads and colder winters. Jobs are plentiful between the car industry, its suppliers and the tile makers, and average declared incomes are above the provincial average. Cafés and restaurants (100) are also above the average per resident, helped by museum visitors.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 17,278 residents in 2023, 656 more than in 2011, a rise of 3.9%. Maranello ranks 9 out of 47 municipalities in the province by population. Average age (45.3) and the share of over-65s (23.0%) are close to the provincial figures, and foreign nationals make up 7.6%.

Earthquakes should not be underestimated. Maranello is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, a class shared with only 6 other municipalities in the province, while 40 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.163 g, a medium-high value. For homes and industrial buildings put up before the latest seismic codes, ask for the design date, structural assessments and any strengthening work. In the hill villages the report also checks landslide maps for the address, and the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Home of Ferrari, where the Modena plain meets the hills.
  • Average incomes above the province of Modena.
  • 17,278 residents, up 3.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.163 g.

Overview

Maranello is a municipality in the province of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 17,278 residents, ranked 9 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Maranello is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 7 of 47 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.163 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Maranello, 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 3.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Maranello declared an average taxable income of 29,203 euros, above the provincial average (27,632 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Maranello is in climate zone E, with 2,378 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 137 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Maranello has 10 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 19.2% of the land in Maranello, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 9.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Maranello 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Maranello, and one more has 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 Maranello: 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 Maranello 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 89 inhabited census areas in Maranello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 41.4%
  • good 58.5%

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 036019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.