Savignano sul Rubicone: 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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Savignano sul Rubicone, on the Via Emilia between Cesena and Rimini
The river running through Savignano is the one tradition identifies as the Rubicon crossed by Julius Caesar, and the town takes its name from it. It lies on the Romagna plain along the Via Emilia, halfway between Cesena and Rimini and not far from the beaches of Gatteo a Mare and San Mauro Mare. In the centre, the bridge of Roman origin still crosses the river.
Transport links are good. The station on the Adriatic railway serves Rimini, Cesena and Bologna, and the Rubicone junction of the A14 motorway is close. Buyers find flats and detached houses on the flat land around the centre, workshops and light industry along the main roads, and scattered houses in the countryside. The areas near the Rubicone and the canals are the first places to check for flood hazard: the 2023 floods in Romagna showed how much the exact position of a house matters, and the report checks it for the address.
The population is young and growing. In 2023 there were 17,997 residents, up 2.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office; the estimated average age is 44.8 against 46.8 in the province of Forlì-Cesena, and over-65s make up 21.5%. Foreign nationals account for 16.1%, a high share even for Romagna, and households average 2.44 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. There are more sports facilities per resident than average.
All 30 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification. In Savignano the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.186 g, fairly high for the plain, so for masonry houses in the centre and blocks built before the recent earthquake rules, ask for the design and structural checks. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- On the Rubicon, along the Via Emilia between Cesena and Rimini.
- Station on the Adriatic line, A14 motorway junction nearby.
- Foreign nationals 16.1%, average age 44.8.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.186 g.
Overview
Savignano sul Rubicone is a municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 17,997 residents, ranked 4 of 30 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Savignano sul Rubicone 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 0.186 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Savignano sul Rubicone, 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 grown by 2.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 16.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Savignano sul Rubicone declared an average taxable income of 22,310 euros, below the provincial average (24,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Savignano sul Rubicone is in climate zone E, with 2,191 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 32 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Savignano sul Rubicone has 13 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 22 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
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 23.6% of the land in Savignano sul Rubicone, compared with 7.4% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Savignano sul Rubicone 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 Savignano sul Rubicone, and 3 more have 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 Savignano sul Rubicone: 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 Savignano sul Rubicone 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 62 inhabited census areas in Savignano sul Rubicone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.5%
- fair 48.3%
- good 50.2%
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 040045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.