Barbarano Romano: 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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Barbarano Romano, a tuff village in the Marturanum Park
The centre of Barbarano Romano sits on a spur of tuff, the soft volcanic stone of this area, squeezed between two gorges cut by streams. It lies in the southern part of the Tuscia, the name locals use for the province of Viterbo. All around is the Marturanum regional park, which protects woodland, ravines and Etruscan tombs carved into the rock. Viterbo is where people go for work, offices and hospital care; Rome can be reached by car, but the journey time is worth checking before you commit.
Inside the old village the houses are built of stone and tuff, often tall and narrow, with steep stairs and entrances off small lanes. Newer houses with gardens stand on the edges of the village. For a building close to the rim of the plateau, read the report for that address carefully: it checks the exact spot against the official landslide and flood maps.
In 2023 the village had 986 residents, down 9.1% from 1,085 at the 2011 census, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is older than its province: the average age is 50.9 against 47.5, and over-65s make up 30.1% of residents, against 25.9%. Households average 1.88 people, and foreign residents account for 6.9%.
The province of Viterbo is split between two seismic zones, as classified by the Civil Protection Department. Barbarano Romano is in zone 3, along with 19 other municipalities, while the remaining 40 sit in the higher hazard zone. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.118 g. In a tuff house, ask whether the walls have been strengthened, with tie rods or reinforced ring beams, and when.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality, so the report can go from the street address to the land parcel and show the local price band.
Key points
- Village on a tuff spur, inside the Marturanum regional park.
- 986 residents in 2023, down 9.1% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 30.1%, against 25.9% across the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.118 g.
Overview
Barbarano Romano is a municipality in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 986 residents, ranked 53 of 60 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Barbarano Romano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3A. Only 20 of 60 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.118 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 9.1%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 6.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Barbarano Romano declared an average taxable income of 22,276 euros, in line with the province (22,031 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Barbarano Romano is in climate zone D, with 2,024 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 340 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Barbarano Romano has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 2.1% of the land in Barbarano Romano, 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
Official databases list no contaminated sites in Barbarano Romano.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Barbarano Romano: 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 Barbarano Romano 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 16 inhabited census areas in Barbarano Romano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 3.4%
- good 96.6%
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 056004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.