Monchio delle Corti: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Monchio delle Corti, the Parma Apennines up to Tuscany
Monchio delle Corti climbs to the ridge that divides Emilia from Tuscany, in the highest part of the Apennines above Parma. The main village sits at around 800 metres in the valley of the Cedra stream, which joins the Enza further down. Around it lie the small hamlets, and higher up woods and mountain pastures.
This is a place you choose for the mountains. Winters are long and cold (climate zone F), roads are winding and for major services people drive down to the plain around Parma. Anyone buying a stone house in one of the hamlets should budget for heating, roof maintenance and travel time, especially in winter.
There are few residents and many are elderly. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 825 in 2023, down 16.2% on 2011. The estimated average age is 56.5, against 45.8 in the province of Parma, and over-65s make up 44.5%, nearly double the provincial figure of 23.4%. Households are very small, 1.57 people on average.
On the Civil Protection seismic scale Monchio is in zone 2, like only 7 of the 44 municipalities in the province, while 37 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.200 g. For a masonry building, ask whether any seismic upgrading has been carried out and ask to see the paperwork.
On Apennine slopes landslides are a real issue, and the report checks the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can find the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Parma Apennines, right up to the Tuscan ridge.
- Average age 56.5, over-65s at 44.5%.
- Seismic zone 2, like 7 municipalities in the province.
- Long winters: climate zone F and mountain roads.
Overview
Monchio delle Corti is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 825 residents, among the smallest in the province (42 of 44).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monchio delle Corti is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 7 of 44 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.200 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Monchio delle Corti, 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 16.2%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (46). 44% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monchio delle Corti declared an average taxable income of 22,303 euros, below the provincial average (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monchio delle Corti is in climate zone F, with 3,595 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 820 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monchio delle Corti has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.
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 2.6% of the land in Monchio delle Corti, compared with 7.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Monchio delle Corti 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 Monchio delle Corti.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monchio delle Corti: 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 Monchio delle Corti 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 30 inhabited census areas in Monchio delle Corti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.3%
- fair 97.7%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Emilia-Romagna, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 034022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.