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Modigliana: 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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For example: Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Modigliana.

Modigliana, Tuscan Romagna at the source of the Marzeno

Until 1923 Modigliana belonged to the province of Florence: it is one of the towns of the so-called Tuscan Romagna, later transferred to the province of Forlì. The town sits in the first valleys of the Apennines, where three streams meet to form the Marzeno, surrounded by hills with vineyards, woods and eroded clay badlands. The Sangiovese from these hills has its own sub-zone, Modigliana, within the Romagna wine designation.

For anyone thinking of moving here, the land comes first. The hills are largely clay and marl, and after heavy rain slopes can slide even close to houses; the valley floors along the streams are exposed to flooding. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps, elevation and gradient for the exact address, and here it is a check not to skip. Faenza and Forlì are reached by car along the valley roads.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,297 residents in 2023, down 9.1% on 2011. The population is old: average age 49.2 against 46.8 for the province of Forlì-Cesena, with over-65s at 30.1%. Foreign residents make up 9.7%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

All 30 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2, and in Modigliana the expected ground acceleration is around 0.211 g, a medium-high value. The historic centre has many old masonry buildings: before buying, get the structure checked and find out whether the building has suffered damage or had work done in recent years.

Key points

  • Tuscan Romagna, where three streams form the Marzeno.
  • Over-65s at 30.1%, average age 49.2.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.211 g.
  • Landslides and floods: an address check not to skip.

Overview

Modigliana is a municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 4,297 residents, ranked 16 of 30 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Modigliana 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 0.211 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Modigliana, 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 fallen by 9.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Modigliana declared an average taxable income of 25,314 euros, in line with the province (24,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Modigliana is in climate zone E, with 2,457 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 185 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Modigliana has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 4 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 3.1% of the land in Modigliana, compared with 7.4% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Modigliana 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 open contaminated sites in Modigliana; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Modigliana: 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 Modigliana 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 Modigliana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.9%
  • fair 70.1%
  • good 27.0%

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 040022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.