San Pietro in Casale: 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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San Pietro in Casale, on the Bologna-Ferrara line
Less than half an hour by train from Bologna: San Pietro in Casale has a station on the line linking Bologna with Ferrara and Padua, and that is what has made it grow faster than many nearby villages. The municipality lies on the plain north of the city, in the area locals call the Bassa, with a tidy centre around the main square and hamlets spread among fields, canals and old farmhouses.
For people who work in Bologna but do not want to pay Bologna prices, the sums are simple: bigger homes, often with a garden, and the train into the centre. The market includes detached houses and recent flats near the station, apartments in the centre and farmhouses to restore. Bars and restaurants are few compared with the provincial average, as often happens where many people spend the day elsewhere.
The growth shows in the numbers: 12,929 residents in 2023, up 10.2% since 2011. The average age is 45.2, a little below the province, and 22.4% are over 65. Foreign residents make up 14.4%. Average incomes are good but below the metropolitan area figure, which Bologna pushes up.
The 2012 earthquake struck the plain between Modena, Ferrara and Bologna. San Pietro in Casale is in seismic zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.158 g. For farmhouses and converted barns, ask whether checks or repairs were carried out after those tremors, and under which permits.
The Bassa is reclaimed land, with clay soils and a network of canals draining water towards the Reno river. In exceptional rain some areas flood, and the hazard changes from one street to the next. The report checks it for the address, starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Station on the Bologna-Ferrara line, on the plain north of the city.
- Population up 10.2% since 2011, foreign residents 14.4%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.158 g.
- Reclaimed land: flood hazard is checked by address.
Overview
San Pietro in Casale is a municipality in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 12,929 residents, ranked 19 of 55 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Pietro in Casale 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 0.158 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 10.2%. 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 14.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Pietro in Casale declared an average taxable income of 25,769 euros, below the provincial average (29,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Pietro in Casale is in climate zone E, with 2,181 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 17 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Pietro in Casale has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities and 11 sports facilities.
There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 7.0% of the land in San Pietro in Casale, compared with 9.0% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Pietro in Casale 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in San Pietro in Casale. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Pietro in Casale: 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 San Pietro in Casale 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 141 inhabited census areas in San Pietro in Casale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 11.1%
- fair 88.2%
- good 0.7%
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 037055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.