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Montefiorino: 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 Statale 1, Montefiorino.

Montefiorino, the fortress in the Modena Apennines

The medieval fortress towers over the village and is the place that remembers the partisan Republic of Montefiorino, in the summer of 1944: today it houses the museum of the Resistance. The municipality lies in the Modena Apennines, between the Secchia and Dragone valleys, at almost eight hundred metres, with hamlets scattered over ridges and slopes.

Living here means real mountains. The climate zone is F, the coldest: long winters, snow and high heating bills, so a house's insulation matters more than usual. The bigger towns of the area, such as Sassuolo and the Modena plain, are some way off on mountain roads. Most houses are stone-built, and many belong to families who come back in the summer months.

The figures show an older community. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,111 residents in 2023, down 6.3% on 2011. The average age is 51.2, well above the 45.8 of the province of Modena, and over-65s make up 33.4%. Foreign residents account for 7.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.162 g. For a stone house, have a surveyor check the walls, roof beams and floors before you sign.

On Apennine slopes the ground needs to be looked at spot by spot: the report shows the official landslide maps for the address and, thanks to the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), traces the plot.

Key points

  • Village in the Modena Apennines, with its fortress and Resistance museum.
  • Climate zone F: long winters, insulation matters.
  • Average age 51.2, over-65s at 33.4%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.162 g.

Overview

Montefiorino is a municipality in the province of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,111 residents, ranked 41 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montefiorino is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (40 of 47) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.162 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 fallen by 6.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montefiorino declared an average taxable income of 24,361 euros, below the provincial average (27,632 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montefiorino is in climate zone F, with 3,323 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 797 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montefiorino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 1.4 schools per 1,000 residents, more 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 6.1% of the land in Montefiorino, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Montefiorino 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 contaminated sites in Montefiorino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montefiorino: 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 Montefiorino 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 50 inhabited census areas in Montefiorino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 73.8%
  • good 26.2%

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 036025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.