Monghidoro: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Monghidoro, on the Futa road towards Tuscany
The Futa road, the old route between Bologna and Florence, runs through Monghidoro on the ridge of the Bologna Apennines, at over eight hundred metres and not far from the Tuscan border. The town grew up around this road, among woods, meadows and fields, and is also known as the birthplace of the singer Gianni Morandi.
For buyers, Monghidoro is mountain country within reach of Bologna, chosen by many people from Bologna for a second home and by others as a permanent residence. The market is made up of stone houses in the hamlets and detached houses and small blocks in the main village. It has a mountain climate (climate zone F), with long winters and snow, so heating, insulation and running costs need weighing up first. Average declared incomes are well below the average for the province of Bologna.
In 2023 there were 3,873 residents, up 1.8% on 2011. The average age is high, 49.3 against 46.6 for the province, and over-65s make up 29.5%. Households are small, 1.99 people on average, and foreign residents account for 11.5%.
Monghidoro is in seismic zone 3, like 43 municipalities in the province; another 12 are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.180 g, a medium value, so for masonry houses ask what work has been done on walls, floors and roof.
Landslides are common on the Apennine slopes, and the ground can also move slowly over time. The report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the building's plot.
Key points
- Ridge of the Bologna Apennines, on the Futa road.
- 3,873 residents, up 1.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration of about 0.180 g.
- Long winters and landslides on the slopes: weigh them up first.
Overview
Monghidoro is a municipality in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 3,873 residents, ranked 47 of 55 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monghidoro is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (43 of 55) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.180 g, a medium-high 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 grown by 1.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 11.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monghidoro declared an average taxable income of 23,729 euros, below the provincial average (29,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monghidoro is in climate zone F, with 3,351 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 841 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monghidoro has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 5.3% of the land in Monghidoro, compared with 9.0% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Monghidoro 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 low. 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 Monghidoro; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monghidoro: 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 Monghidoro 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 56 inhabited census areas in Monghidoro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.0%
- fair 69.0%
- good 28.1%
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
- 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 037040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.