Sant'Agata Bolognese: 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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Sant'Agata Bolognese, Lamborghini and the plain towards Modena
Sant'Agata Bolognese is known around the world because of Lamborghini, which has its headquarters and sports car factory here, along with a museum open to the public. Otherwise it is a town on the western Bologna plain, on the border with the province of Modena, between San Giovanni in Persiceto and Crevalcore, with a compact centre and farmland all around.
The factory and its suppliers bring jobs and have made the town grow, with new residential areas around the centre. Bologna is about half an hour by car; the nearest station is at San Giovanni in Persiceto, on the Bologna-Verona line. Buyers mostly find newer detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats, plus a few farmhouses in the countryside.
Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 7,351 residents in 2023, up 3.0% since 2011. It is a young town for the province of Bologna: estimated average age 44.8 against 46.6, over-65s at 21.1% against 24.8%. Foreign residents make up 9.7%, households average 2.19 people and average incomes are below the provincial figure.
The plain between Bologna and Modena has seismic hazard that should not be underestimated. The Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile) places Sant'Agata in zone 3, like 42 other municipalities in the province, but with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.160 g, high for that class. For a house built before 2000, ask whether the building has been assessed or strengthened; in a converted barn or cowshed, look at how pillars, beams and walls are connected.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address. On a low plain crossed by drainage canals, flood hazard is read for the individual address.
Key points
- Home of Lamborghini, on the plain bordering Modena province.
- Up 3.0% since 2011; over-65s at 21.1%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.160 g.
- Nearest station at San Giovanni in Persiceto.
Overview
Sant'Agata Bolognese is a municipality in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 7,351 residents, ranked 29 of 55 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Agata Bolognese 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 0.160 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 3.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Agata Bolognese declared an average taxable income of 26,948 euros, below the provincial average (29,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Agata Bolognese is in climate zone E, with 2,187 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 21 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Agata Bolognese has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).
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 10.8% of the land in Sant'Agata Bolognese, compared with 9.0% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Sant'Agata Bolognese 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Sant'Agata Bolognese, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Sant'Agata Bolognese: 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 Sant'Agata Bolognese 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 52 inhabited census areas in Sant'Agata Bolognese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.2%
- fair 37.7%
- good 58.1%
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 037056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.