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Bastia Umbra: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Perugia, Umbria. 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 Roma 1, Bastia Umbra.

Bastia Umbra, the plain below Assisi by the Chiascio

Bastia Umbra is a lowland town in a region of hill towns. It lies in the valley at the foot of Assisi, where the Tescio flows into the Chiascio, between Perugia and Foligno. Around a small historic core it has grown into a town of workshops and shops, with the Umbriafiere exhibition centre hosting shows and trade fairs through the year.

The location is convenient. The Perugia to Foligno dual carriageway has junctions for Bastia, and the station is on the railway from Foligno to Terontola via Assisi and Perugia. Buyers mostly find recent flats and detached houses in a flat, orderly town, while hamlets such as Ospedalicchio and Costano are more rural.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 21,292 residents in 2023, down 1.7% on 2011. The town is younger than the province of Perugia, with an estimated average age of 45.5 against 47.4 and 22.9% of residents over 65 against 26.4%. Foreign nationals make up 9.6%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Earthquake safety comes first here. Bastia is in seismic zone 2 and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.220 g, a high value; 14 municipalities in the province are in zone 1, the highest. The 1997 earthquake hit Assisi and the surrounding towns hard. For any building, ask for the design year, whether work was done after that earthquake and what paperwork certifies it.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here and the report finds the land parcel. On the plain between the Chiascio and the Tescio, rivers and ditches can overflow when in spate, so flood hazard is checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • Plain below Assisi, where the Tescio meets the Chiascio.
  • Station on the Foligno to Terontola line, dual carriageway junctions.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.220 g.
  • Average age 45.5, below the provincial 47.4.

Overview

Bastia Umbra is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 21,292 residents, ranked 8 of 59 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bastia Umbra is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (44 of 59) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.220 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bastia Umbra, 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bastia Umbra declared an average taxable income of 23,560 euros, in line with the province (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bastia Umbra is in climate zone D, with 1,994 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 200 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bastia Umbra has 13 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 23 grocery shops and supermarkets, 10 healthcare facilities, 23 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).

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 26.0% of the land in Bastia Umbra, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Bastia Umbra. 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 Bastia Umbra: 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 Bastia Umbra 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 74 inhabited census areas in Bastia Umbra. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.7%
  • fair 26.8%
  • good 71.5%

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 054002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.