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Antrodoco: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Rieti, Lazio. 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 San Terenziano 1, Antrodoco.

Antrodoco, at the Velino gorge on the Via Salaria

Antrodoco stands where the Velino valley narrows into the gorge leading towards Abruzzo, at the junction of the Via Salaria, the old road linking Rome to the Adriatic, and the road to L'Aquila. It is a mountain town in the province of Rieti, surrounded by high wooded slopes, with Monte Terminillo not far away. Rieti is reached by car along the Salaria.

Its position on a through route gave it a compact old centre on the valley floor, with stone and masonry houses, and newer districts along the roads. Buyers should expect cold winters, climate zone E, and the heating costs that come with them. Near the Velino and its streams the report checks the official flood maps, and on the slopes the landslide maps, always for the exact address.

The population is falling. Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,292 residents in 2023, down 15.2% since 2011. The average age is 50.0, above the provincial 48.1, and foreign residents make up 7.7%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the main issue for buyers here. Antrodoco is in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, like 12 other municipalities around Rieti, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.246 g. Before signing, ask for the year of construction, any seismic improvement work and the related documents, and have a surveyor inspect the structure.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Mountain town at the Velino gorge, on the Via Salaria.
  • Junction of the roads to Rome and to L'Aquila.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.246 g.
  • Residents down 15.2% since 2011.

Overview

Antrodoco is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 2,292 residents, ranked 14 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Antrodoco is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 13 of 73 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.246 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Antrodoco, 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 15.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Antrodoco declared an average taxable income of 22,527 euros, in line with the province (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Antrodoco is in climate zone E, with 2,320 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 525 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Antrodoco has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.

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 1.9% of the land in Antrodoco, compared with 3.2% 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Antrodoco, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Antrodoco: 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 Antrodoco 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 36 inhabited census areas in Antrodoco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.8%
  • fair 95.2%

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 057003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.