Tizzano Val Parma: 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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Tizzano Val Parma, the Parma Apennines and Monte Caio
Tizzano Val Parma is a municipality in the Apennines south of Parma, on the side of the Parma valley, with its main village at around eight hundred metres and many hamlets scattered among beech and chestnut woods, meadows and ridges. Above the village rises Monte Caio, with the resort of Schia and its ski lifts. Parma is the place for work, hospital care and the university, and is reached by car down towards the plain.
The population has held up well: 2,164 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 2.4% on 2011. Foreign nationals make up 16.3%, a high share for a mountain village. The average age is 47.3, above 45.8 for the province, and 27.1% are over 65.
For buyers the choice runs from the main village, with shops and services (5 schools and 2 pharmacies in Overture Maps data), to the more isolated hamlets where stone houses wait to be restored. Climate zone F means long winters: insulation, the boiler or stove and access in snow should be weighed before buying, especially if you plan to live there all year.
Tizzano is in seismic zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.164 g, not a negligible value for the Emilian Apennines. For a stone house, ask whether the roof and walls have been strengthened. On the slopes ground stability has to be checked address by address: the report reads the official landslide maps and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Parma Apennines, main village at about eight hundred metres.
- Monte Caio and the Schia ski lifts.
- 2,164 residents, up 2.4% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.164 g.
Overview
Tizzano Val Parma is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,164 residents, ranked 29 of 44 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tizzano Val Parma 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 0.164 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 2.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 16.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tizzano Val Parma declared an average taxable income of 24,131 euros, below the provincial average (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Tizzano Val Parma is in climate zone F, with 3,499 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 814 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tizzano Val Parma has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 2.3 schools per 1,000 residents, more 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 4.5% of the land in Tizzano Val Parma, 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
Tizzano Val Parma is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Tizzano Val Parma; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tizzano Val Parma: 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 Tizzano Val Parma 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 65 inhabited census areas in Tizzano Val Parma. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.5%
- fair 84.2%
- good 15.4%
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
- 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 034039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.