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Rio Saliceto: what to know before buying a home

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

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Rio Saliceto, flat farmland between Correggio and Carpi

Flat land, fields, drainage canals and workshops: Rio Saliceto is a municipality of the Bassa, the low plain of the province of Reggio Emilia, on the border with the province of Modena and between Correggio, Carpi and Campagnola Emilia. Both Reggio Emilia and Modena are a little over half an hour away by car.

The town is compact, with a small centre and neighbourhoods of detached houses and small blocks of flats that have grown along the provincial roads in recent decades. Many jobs are in local firms and in the manufacturing areas of Carpi and Correggio. The nearest junctions on the A22 Brenner motorway are Carpi and Reggiolo-Rolo. Shopping is well covered, with 4 supermarkets, 0.66 per 1,000 residents against 0.57 across the province.

The population has hardly moved. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,050 residents in 2023, down 0.7% on 2011. Average age, 45.0, is close to the provincial figure, and foreign nationals are 13.0%, a high share for a town this size. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk on the plain surprises newcomers. Buried faults lie under the sediments of the Po valley, and Rio Saliceto is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department classification, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.150 g, more than such flat country might suggest. In the province, 33 other municipalities are in the same zone and 8 are in zone 2. Before buying, ask whether the building has had seismic upgrading, under which permits, and whether any work is still open.

The other issue in the Bassa is water. Drainage canals and ditches run through the fields and some low-lying spots can flood in heavy rain; the report checks the maps for the address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published.

Key points

  • Low plain of Reggio Emilia, on the border with Modena.
  • A22 motorway junctions at Carpi and Reggiolo-Rolo.
  • Foreign nationals at 13.0% of residents.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.150 g.

Overview

Rio Saliceto is a municipality in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 6,050 residents, ranked 26 of 42 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rio Saliceto is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (34 of 42) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.150 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 13.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rio Saliceto declared an average taxable income of 24,940 euros, below the provincial average (27,273 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rio Saliceto is in climate zone E, with 2,377 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 24 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rio Saliceto has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 11.9% of the land in Rio Saliceto, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Rio Saliceto 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 Rio Saliceto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rio Saliceto: 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 Rio Saliceto 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 29 inhabited census areas in Rio Saliceto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.1%
  • fair 13.0%
  • good 84.9%

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 035034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.