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Masi Torello: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Viale Adriatico 1, Masi Torello.

Masi Torello, on the reclaimed plain east of Ferrara

Masi Torello is a municipality on the Ferrara plain, east of the city, in completely flat countryside of fields, drainage canals and straight roads. The town hall stands only a few metres above sea level, like much of the area. Ferrara is close by and is where people go for work, the university, the hospital and the railway station.

People live here all year round and need a car for most things. Homes are mostly detached houses, houses with gardens and old farm buildings, often with more space than you would get in town. Because the land is low and kept dry by canals and pumping stations, the first check for any buyer is flooding: the report reads the official flood hazard maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,299 residents in 2023, down 2.9% since 2011. The average age is 50.2, slightly above the 49.2 of the province of Ferrara, and people over 65 make up 31.7%. Foreign residents account for 8.7%.

Masi Torello is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like 19 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.135 g. On the soft soils of the Emilian plain shaking can be amplified, so for an old house or farm building ask for a check of walls, floors and foundations.

The climate is zone E, with foggy winters and muggy summers. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report reaches the plot.

Key points

  • Reclaimed plain east of Ferrara, land close to sea level.
  • First check: the official flood maps for the address.
  • Over-65s at 31.7%, average age 50.2.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.135 g.

Overview

Masi Torello is a municipality in the province of Ferrara, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,299 residents, among the smallest in the province (21 of 21).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Masi Torello is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (20 of 21) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.135 g, a moderate 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 2.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Masi Torello declared an average taxable income of 23,470 euros, in line with the province (24,414 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Masi Torello is in climate zone E, with 2,272 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 3 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Masi Torello has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 7.3% of the land in Masi Torello, compared with 7.2% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Masi Torello 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 no contaminated sites in Masi Torello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Masi Torello: 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 Masi Torello 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 25 inhabited census areas in Masi Torello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.7%
  • fair 89.3%

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 038012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.