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Sissa Trecasali: what to know before buying a home

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

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Sissa Trecasali, the lowlands of Parma between the Taro and the Po

Sissa Trecasali has a young name and old villages: it was created in 2014 by merging Sissa and Trecasali, two towns in the Bassa parmense, the flat lowlands north of Parma. The whole territory is plain, between the lower course of the Taro and the Po embankment, with fields of tomatoes and fodder, dairy farms supplying milk for Parmigiano Reggiano and scattered farmsteads. In Sissa the Rocca dei Terzi castle overlooks the square, and the area lies within the production zone of culatello, the prized local cured ham.

Parma is about twenty minutes by car, and many residents work in the city or in the local food industry. There is no railway station. The housing market is made up of detached houses, restored courtyard homes, flats in small blocks and isolated farmhouses, often large and in need of work. In the countryside, access, drainage and distance from livestock farms all count.

There were 7,901 residents in 2023, 1.1% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, a slight fall. The estimated average age is 45.3, close to the provincial 45.8, with over-65s at 22.5%. Foreign residents account for 11.7%, a high share linked to work on the land and in food processing, and households average 2.50 people.

The province of Parma has 7 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and the rest in zone 3. Sissa Trecasali is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected acceleration of about 0.103 g. On soft, waterlogged river-plain soils foundations matter: for a barn converted into a home or an old farmhouse, have the structure and the connections between walls and roof checked.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report goes from the address to the plot. With the Po and the Taro a few kilometres away, flood risk is the first thing to read for the individual address, along with the distance from the embankments.

Key points

  • Created in 2014 by merging Sissa and Trecasali, north of Parma.
  • Foreign residents 11.7%; households of 2.50 on average.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.103 g.
  • Near the Po and Taro: read flood risk by address.

Overview

Sissa Trecasali is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 7,901 residents, ranked 13 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sissa Trecasali is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (37 of 44) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.103 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 resident population has fallen by 1.1%. 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 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sissa Trecasali declared an average taxable income of 25,879 euros, below the provincial average (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sissa Trecasali is in climate zone E, with 2,499 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 33 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sissa Trecasali has 6 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 10.4% of the land in Sissa Trecasali, compared with 7.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sissa Trecasali 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 open contaminated sites in Sissa Trecasali; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sissa Trecasali: 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 Sissa Trecasali 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 59 inhabited census areas in Sissa Trecasali. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.6%
  • fair 97.4%

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 034049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.