Aprilia: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Latina, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Aprilia, a 1930s new town between Rome and the Pontine plain
Aprilia is the first sizeable town in the province of Latina as you come down from Rome on the Via Pontina. It was founded in the 1930s as one of the new towns of the Pontine Marshes reclamation, but little of the original core survives: it was almost flattened in the fighting after the Anzio landings and rebuilt after the war.
Today it is an industrial and farming town at once. Around the centre are business districts with pharmaceutical and chemical plants, and a countryside dense with vineyards, greenhouses and scattered hamlets such as Campoverde and Campo di Carne. Many residents work in Rome or in nearby industrial zones, and the often congested Pontina is part of daily life.
The population keeps rising. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 74,470 residents in 2023, up 11.2% on 2011 and equal to 13.1% of the whole province. It is younger than the provincial average, with an average age of 43.8 against 45.5, and foreign residents make up 12.9%. For a town this size there are few schools on record, 0.51 per 1,000 residents against 0.80 in the province, so families with young children should check distances from the address.
On earthquakes there is a surprise. In the province of Latina 30 of the 33 municipalities are in zone 3, whereas Aprilia is in the more hazardous seismic zone 2 along with just 2 others, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.154 g. If you are buying a 1970s or 1980s country house, check the structural drawings and that any extensions or enclosed verandas were authorised.
Out in the countryside, crossed by ditches and channels, flood hazard varies from one plot to the next and is checked for each address.
Key points
- A 1930s new town, rebuilt after the Second World War.
- 74,470 residents, up 11.2% since 2011.
- Average age 43.8, against 45.5 in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, higher than most of the province.
Overview
Aprilia is a municipality in the province of Latina, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 74,470 residents, the second most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aprilia is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2B. Only 3 of 33 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.154 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Aprilia, 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 11.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 12.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aprilia declared an average taxable income of 21,785 euros, in line with the province (21,502 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Aprilia is in climate zone C, with 1,374 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 80 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Aprilia has 38 schools and 19 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 36 grocery shops and supermarkets, 41 healthcare facilities, 69 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.
There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 14.5% of the land in Aprilia, compared with 10.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 10.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list 20 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Aprilia, and 10 more have 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 Aprilia: 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 Aprilia 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 590 inhabited census areas in Aprilia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.3%
- fair 47.3%
- good 48.4%
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.
- 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 059001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.