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Ascrea: 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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For example: Localita' Valle Verde 10, Ascrea.

Ascrea, above the waters of Lake Turano

Lake Turano, a reservoir in the valley of the same name, is the first thing you see from Ascrea. The village stands high on the slopes running down to the water, at around seven hundred metres, in a corner of the province of Rieti made up of woods, small villages and roads winding round the lake.

Buyers here usually want a weekend or summer home, with the lake below and the mountains behind; some live here all year and work in Rieti or, with a longer commute, in Rome. Houses in the old centre are stone, often on several levels and reached by steps, which matters for anyone with limited mobility or heavy shopping to carry. Before buying, look at sun exposure, damp and the access road, and use the report to check the official landslide maps for the exact address.

The village has emptied quickly. In 2023 there were 208 residents, against 266 in 2011: 58 fewer, a fall of 21.8%. The estimated average age is 55.1 against 48.1 in the province, over-65s make up 39.4% and foreign residents 11.1%.

Earthquakes call for care. Ascrea is in seismic zone 2, like 60 of the 73 municipalities in the province of Rieti, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.173 g. For a stone house in the old village, ask whether strengthening work has been done and get the paperwork. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Village on the slopes above Lake Turano, province of Rieti.
  • 208 residents in 2023, down 21.8% since 2011.
  • Average age 55.1, over-65s at 39.4%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.173 g.

Overview

Ascrea is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 208 residents, among the smallest in the province (67 of 73).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ascrea 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 (60 of 73) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.173 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ascrea, 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 21.8%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (48). 39% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 11.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ascrea declared an average taxable income of 19,477 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ascrea is in climate zone E, with 2,742 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 757 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Ascrea has 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 1.6% of the land in Ascrea, 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

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 no contaminated sites in Ascrea.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ascrea: 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 Ascrea 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 6 inhabited census areas in Ascrea. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 74.0%
  • good 26.0%

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 057004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.