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Traversetolo: 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: Via Argini 1, Traversetolo.

Traversetolo, the first hills south-east of Parma

Traversetolo is where the plain around Parma starts to rise. The town sits at around 180 metres, some twenty kilometres south-east of the city, not far from the river Enza and the border with the province of Reggio Emilia. Around it are fields, cowsheds and dairies, as this is Parmigiano Reggiano country, and the hills behind lead up to the Apennines. In Mamiano, a hamlet of the municipality, the villa of the Magnani-Rocca Foundation houses an art collection known throughout Italy.

For many residents Parma is where they work, and the town offers more space and lower prices than the city in return. The main town has small blocks and detached houses built around the centre over recent decades; the hamlets have country houses, farm courtyards and villas with grounds. The drive to Parma takes about half an hour, longer at rush hour.

At the end of 2023 there were 9,664 residents, up 4.2% on 2011, and the town ranks 10 by population in the province. The estimated average age is 45.4 (the province has 45.8), over-65s are 22.9% and foreign residents 13.2%. Households average 2.30 people and declared incomes are close to the provincial average, one of the highest in Italy.

The province of Parma has 7 municipalities in seismic zone 2, mostly in the mountains, and 37 in zone 3, including Traversetolo, where the expected ground acceleration is about 0.157 g. For farm courtyards and masonry country houses, ask what work has been done on roofs and floors.

On the hills the check to make is landslides; on the plain, the streams. The report reads both at the address after finding the land parcel on the published cadastral maps.

Key points

  • First hills south-east of Parma, in Parmigiano Reggiano country.
  • Population up 4.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.157 g.
  • Households of 2.30 on average, incomes near the provincial mean.

Overview

Traversetolo is a municipality in the province of Parma, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 9,664 residents, ranked 10 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Traversetolo 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 0.157 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 4.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 13.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Traversetolo declared an average taxable income of 28,141 euros, in line with the province (28,491 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Traversetolo is in climate zone E, with 2,682 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 176 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Traversetolo has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 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 10.6% of the land in Traversetolo, compared with 7.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Traversetolo 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 Traversetolo. 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 Traversetolo: 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 Traversetolo 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 77 inhabited census areas in Traversetolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 59.6%
  • good 40.1%

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

ISTAT code 034042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.