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Aquino: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Frosinone, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Aquino, the ancient Aquinum in the Liri valley

Aquino lies in the Liri valley, in the southern part of the province of Frosinone, on the site of the Roman town of Aquinum, whose walls, gates and stretches of the Via Latina survive on the plain. The name also recalls the counts of Aquino, the family of St Thomas Aquinas, who was born in the nearby castle of Roccasecca, and tradition has it that the Latin poet Juvenal was born here.

For buyers, transport links count most. Aquino has a station on the Rome-Cassino-Naples railway, and the A1 motorway passes a few kilometres away, with the Pontecorvo junction. Not far off is the car plant at Piedimonte San Germano, which with its suppliers is a major source of jobs in the area. The town is compact and flat, with post-war houses and villas, and in the surrounding countryside there are detached houses with land.

In 2023 there were 4,916 residents, down 7.4% on 2011. The average age is 46.5, in line with the province (46.8); people over 65 make up 26.2% and foreign residents 6.0%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

The Liri valley and the Cassino area are earthquake zones. Aquino is in zone 2, like 58 other municipalities in the province, while 30 are in zone 1; the expected ground acceleration is about 0.179 g. Many buildings were rebuilt after the destruction of the Second World War, when the front line ran through Cassino, so ask for the year and type of construction and the structural paperwork.

The land is flat and has plenty of water, with ditches and canals that can overflow after heavy rain. The report checks flood and landslide risk at the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps. The climate is mild (climate zone C), with hot summers.

Key points

  • On the site of Aquinum, with a station on the Rome-Cassino-Naples line.
  • 4,916 residents, down 7.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2: 30 municipalities in the province in zone 1.
  • Post-war houses: ask for the structural paperwork.

Overview

Aquino is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 4,916 residents, ranked 23 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aquino is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2A. Most municipalities in the province (59 of 91) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.179 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Aquino, 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 7.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aquino declared an average taxable income of 21,436 euros, in line with the province (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aquino is in climate zone C, with 1,286 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 106 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Aquino has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 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 12.1% of the land in Aquino, compared with 6.9% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Aquino. 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 Aquino: 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 Aquino 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 44 inhabited census areas in Aquino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 33.1%
  • good 66.5%
  • very good 0.3%

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 060007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.