Rocca San Casciano: 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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Rocca San Casciano, in the Montone valley towards the Muraglione
Rocca San Casciano is a village in the Montone valley, in the part of Romagna that once belonged to Tuscany, on the main road that climbs from Forlì to the Muraglione pass and on to Florence. The centre sits on the valley floor between the river and wooded slopes, with stone houses that still look like a village built along a road. Forlì is where people go for work, the hospital and secondary schools.
The population is ageing: 1,784 residents in 2023, down 10.8% since 2011, and the average age of 50.9 is above 46.8 for the province. Over-65s are 32.3%, against the provincial 25.2%, and households are small, with 2.01 members on average. Foreign residents make up 8.6%.
Buyers will find flats in old buildings in the centre, houses on the valley floor and farmhouses scattered across the slopes, often with land and reached by mountain roads. The village has schools, a pharmacy and a supermarket; for anything else you drive down the valley.
All 30 municipalities in the province of Forlì-Cesena are in seismic zone 2. In Rocca San Casciano the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.211 g, so for the stone buildings in the centre ask whether any seismic strengthening work has been done.
The river and the slopes are the two things to look at for each address. The report checks the official flood and landslide maps, measures the slope and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
Key points
- Montone valley, on the main road between Forlì and Florence.
- Over-65s at 32.3%, against 25.2% in the province.
- All 30 municipalities in the province in zone 2.
- River and slopes: check each address individually.
Overview
Rocca San Casciano is a municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,784 residents, ranked 24 of 30 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocca San Casciano 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 Rocca San Casciano, 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 10.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocca San Casciano declared an average taxable income of 22,176 euros, below the provincial average (24,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Rocca San Casciano is in climate zone E, with 2,412 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 210 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocca San Casciano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 2.2 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).
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 3.0% of the land in Rocca San Casciano, compared with 7.4% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Rocca San Casciano 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 Rocca San Casciano.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocca San Casciano: 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 Rocca San Casciano 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 Rocca San Casciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 7.3%
- fair 92.5%
- good 0.2%
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
- 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 040036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.