Acquapendente: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Viterbo, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Acquapendente, Lazio's northern tip on the Via Cassia
No municipality in Lazio lies further north than Acquapendente. Its land borders both Tuscany and Umbria, and the ancient Via Cassia runs through it on the way to Siena. The historic centre stands on high ground above the Paglia valley, at around 420 metres, and was for centuries a stop on the Via Francigena pilgrim route; the co-cathedral of the Holy Sepulchre has a medieval crypt.
The municipality is large and its outlying villages are very different from one another. Torre Alfina is a hamlet with a castle, close to the Sasseto woods; Trevinano lies further north, towards the Tuscan border. A large part of the land belongs to the Monte Rufeno nature reserve, all woods and farmhouses. Buyers here often choose between a stone house in the old centre, a flat in the newer districts and a country farmhouse in need of work.
Distances need to be taken into account. Viterbo is about fifty minutes by car, and Orvieto, with its railway station and motorway junction, a little over half an hour. Lake Bolsena is close, and in summer the area draws visitors: there are 43 bars and restaurants, 8.15 per 1,000 residents against 5.87 in the province.
In 2023 there were 5,273 residents, 6.8% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 49.5 and over-65s make up 30.2%, against 25.9% across the province; foreign residents account for 11.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Acquapendente is in seismic zone 2 of the national classification set by the Civil Protection Department, like 39 other municipalities in the province of Viterbo, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.142 g. In old townhouses and masonry farmhouses, have the connections between walls, floors and roof checked. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and on the slopes of the Paglia valley and near the edges of the cliffs the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.
Key points
- Lazio's northernmost municipality, on the Cassia and the Francigena.
- Varied hamlets: Torre Alfina, Trevinano, the Monte Rufeno reserve.
- Over-65s at 30.2%, against 25.9% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.142 g.
Overview
Acquapendente is a municipality in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 5,273 residents, ranked 15 of 60 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Acquapendente is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2B. Most municipalities in the province (40 of 60) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.142 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Acquapendente, 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 fallen by 6.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Acquapendente declared an average taxable income of 20,365 euros, below the provincial average (22,031 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Acquapendente is in climate zone E, with 2,299 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 420 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Acquapendente has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
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 2.7% of the land in Acquapendente, compared with 4.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Acquapendente; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Acquapendente: 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 Acquapendente 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 54 inhabited census areas in Acquapendente. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 15.8%
- good 29.7%
- very good 54.5%
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.
- 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 056001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.