Artena: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Roma, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Artena, the stepped hill town on the Lepini mountains
Artena's old town is built in steps up the side of the Lepini mountains, with lanes and stairways so steep that cars cannot get in, and for years rubbish was collected by mule. Below it, the modern town has spread towards the plain along the roads to Colleferro and Valmontone.
Rome is about forty kilometres away and many residents travel there every day, by car on the A1 motorway, with the Valmontone exit nearby, or along the Via Casilina. For buyers the choice is clear-cut: a house in the old town costs less but can only be reached on foot, and building materials have to be carried up by hand; lower down there are detached houses and small blocks with parking and gardens.
The population is steady: 13,654 residents in 2023, a change of -0.1% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated mean age is 44.3 against 46.0 for the province of Rome, over-65s are 20.5% and households average 2.50 people. Foreign residents are 7.3%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average, which the capital pulls upwards.
Artena is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 97 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.166 g. Houses in the old town are stone, built against each other and often altered over the centuries, so before buying have a surveyor or engineer check the load-bearing walls, floors and roof.
The town hall stands at around 400 metres and the town is in climate zone D, with cooler winters than Rome. Landslide hazard on the slopes and flood hazard in the low-lying areas are read at the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the parcel.
Key points
- Car-free stepped old town on the Lepini, newer town towards the plain.
- Stable population, 13,654 in 2023.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.166 g.
- A1 motorway nearby, Rome about forty kilometres away.
Overview
Artena is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 13,654 residents, ranked 34 of 121 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Artena 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 (97 of 121) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.166 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Artena, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 7.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Artena declared an average taxable income of 21,526 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Artena is in climate zone D, with 1,912 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 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, Artena has 10 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities 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 11.0% of the land in Artena, compared with 13.2% 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 Artena, and 2 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 Artena: 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 Artena 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 49 inhabited census areas in Artena. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.3%
- fair 59.9%
- good 37.8%
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 058011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.