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Viano: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Provinciale 1, Viano.

Viano, the first hills of the Reggio Apennines

Viano is a municipality in the first hills of the Apennines above Reggio Emilia, in the Tresinaro valley, where the plain around Scandiano gives way to farmed slopes, woods and eroded clay badlands. The main village is at around 300 metres and the territory is split into many hamlets. Reggio Emilia is under an hour's drive, and many residents work on the plain, in the industrial districts around Scandiano and Sassuolo.

The population is holding up. There were 3,417 residents in 2023, up 1.2% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.7, slightly above 45.3 for the province, and over-65s make up 22.8%. Foreign nationals are 6.4%. Incomes are close to the provincial average.

Buyers will find hillside homes, often with land, farmhouses to restore and detached houses in the hamlets closer to the valley floor. Hill roads make journeys longer, and the data have no information on public transport stops, so a car is best treated as essential.

In the province of Reggio Emilia only 8 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and Viano is one of them, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.160 g. That is a value to take seriously: with a stone farmhouse, ask whether the restoration included strengthening the walls and rebuilding the roof to anti-seismic standards.

If you are buying land or a house on a slope, the report looks up the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • First hills above Reggio Emilia, in the Tresinaro valley.
  • 3,417 residents in 2023, up 1.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.160 g.
  • Hillside homes with land; a car is essential.

Overview

Viano is a municipality in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 3,417 residents, among the smallest in the province (40 of 42).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Viano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 8 of 42 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.160 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Viano, 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 1.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Viano declared an average taxable income of 26,825 euros, in line with the province (27,273 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Viano is in climate zone E, with 2,642 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 275 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Viano has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 2.0 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 6.8% of the land in Viano, compared with 11.1% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Viano 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Viano. 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 Viano: 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 Viano 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 38 inhabited census areas in Viano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 65.1%
  • good 34.9%

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 035044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.