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Bagnoregio: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Viterbo, 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 Venti Settembre 1, Bagnoregio.

Bagnoregio, the plateau town and Civita

The name Bagnoregio is known around the world because of Civita, the ancient village isolated on a spur of tufa rock and reached only by a long footbridge, surrounded by the eroded clay badlands (calanchi) of the valley. Civita has very few permanent residents and a great many visitors; the everyday life of the municipality takes place in the town of Bagnoregio itself, on the plateau between Lake Bolsena and the Tiber valley, not far from Orvieto.

Buyers face two different markets. In the main town there are flats, village houses and detached homes, with the services of a mid-sized centre for the Tuscia area. In Civita and the most touristy surroundings houses are few, expensive and often used for short lets or holiday homes, with all the limits of a village without cars. In the countryside there are farmhouses and smallholdings.

In 2023 there were 3,327 residents, down 9.4% on 2011. The population is elderly: the average age is 50.2 against 47.5 in the province of Viterbo, and over-65s make up 31.0% against 25.9%. Foreign residents account for 9.1%. Average declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

For a house near the edge of the plateau or on the slopes, the report checks the official landslide maps for the address, along with elevation and gradient. The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 39 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.144 g.

Key points

  • Civita on its tufa spur, the main town on the plateau.
  • Residents down 9.4% since 2011.
  • Average age 50.2, over-65s at 31.0%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.144 g.

Overview

Bagnoregio is a municipality in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 3,327 residents, ranked 26 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bagnoregio 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 (40 of 60) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.144 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bagnoregio, 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 9.4%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bagnoregio declared an average taxable income of 20,893 euros, below the provincial average (22,031 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bagnoregio is in climate zone E, with 2,279 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 484 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bagnoregio has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.2 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.9).

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 3.8% of the land in Bagnoregio, compared with 4.7% 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 Bagnoregio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bagnoregio: 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 Bagnoregio 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 35 inhabited census areas in Bagnoregio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 19.0%
  • good 40.3%
  • very good 40.7%

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 056003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.