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Soragna: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Frazione Carzeto 1, Soragna.

Soragna, the Meli Lupi castle and Parmesan country

In the centre of Soragna, the Rocca Meli Lupi, home of the princely family that gives it its name, dominates the town with its park. Around it lies the Bassa, the flat farmland of the Parma lowlands, where milk from the local farms becomes Parmigiano Reggiano in the dairies, and Soragna is home to the museum devoted to the cheese. Fidenza is a few minutes away, Busseto and Parma a little further.

Buyers here mostly find detached houses, semi-detached homes and small blocks of flats, plus old farmhouses scattered across the countryside. Life revolves around the car: jobs and larger services are in Fidenza and Parma, and the Fidenza junction of the A1 motorway is close. For country houses, ask about the distance from cowsheds and farm activity, which you notice in summer.

There are 4,751 residents (2023), down 2.5% on 2011. The average age of 45.9 is almost the same as the province (45.8), over-65s are 22.7% and foreign residents 11.3%. Declared incomes are below the average of a wealthy province like Parma.

Soragna is in seismic zone 3, like 36 other municipalities in the province, but its expected ground acceleration of about 0.130 g sits at the upper end of that zone. On the Po plain, clay soils and the network of drainage canals matter too: the report checks the flood maps for the address, and for older houses a surveyor can say whether there is settlement or cracking to watch.

Key points

  • Rocca Meli Lupi castle and the Parmigiano Reggiano museum.
  • 4,751 residents, down 2.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.130 g.
  • Foreign residents at 11.3%, average age 45.9.

Overview

Soragna is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 4,751 residents, ranked 23 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Soragna 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 0.130 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 2.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 11.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Soragna declared an average taxable income of 25,314 euros, below the provincial average (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Soragna is in climate zone E, with 2,517 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 47 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Soragna has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 6 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 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 9.3% of the land in Soragna, compared with 7.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Soragna 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 Soragna; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Soragna: 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 Soragna 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 37 inhabited census areas in Soragna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.5%
  • fair 32.4%
  • good 62.2%

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

ISTAT code 034036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.