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Bettona: 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 Perugia 2, Bettona.

Bettona, Etruscan walls above and Passaggio below

Bettona is a village of Etruscan origin on a hill overlooking the Valle Umbra, the broad valley of central Umbria, with Perugia on one side and Assisi on the other, both a short distance away. The historic centre is still enclosed by its walls, partly built with large Etruscan stone blocks, and from the top the whole plain is visible as far as Monte Subasio.

Most of the municipality, though, lives much lower down. The hamlet of Passaggio di Bettona, on the plain along the river Chiascio, has grown with housing, workshops and services, and that is where most recent building is concentrated. Buyers choose between a stone house in the old village, with views and planning restrictions, and a more modern home on the flat, convenient for the roads to Perugia. Near the Chiascio and the valley ditches, the report checks the official flood maps; on the hill, the landslide maps.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,256 residents in 2023, down 1.1% on 2011. The population is younger than the provincial average: 46.4 years against 47.4, with over-65s at 24.3%. Households average 2.46 people and foreign residents make up 9.2%. Declared incomes are slightly below the average for the province of Perugia.

Umbria is earthquake country: in the province 14 municipalities are in zone 1 and 44 in zone 2. Bettona is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.202 g. For houses in the old village, get a survey of the masonry and the paperwork for any seismic improvement work.

Key points

  • Etruscan hill village over the Valle Umbra, plus Passaggio below.
  • Average age 46.4 against 47.4 in the province.
  • 4,256 residents, down 1.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.202 g.

Overview

Bettona is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 4,256 residents, ranked 28 of 59 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bettona 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 0.202 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bettona, 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 1.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bettona declared an average taxable income of 22,679 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bettona is in climate zone E, with 2,149 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 353 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bettona has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 7.8% of the land in Bettona, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Bettona. 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 Bettona: 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 Bettona 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 Bettona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 42.2%
  • good 57.8%

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

ISTAT code 054003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.