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Bevagna: 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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For example: Corso Giacomo Matteotti 1, Bevagna.

Bevagna, ancient Mevania on the Topino plain

Unlike almost every other Umbrian town, Bevagna is not on a hill: it is built on the flat floor of the Umbrian valley, along the river Topino. It was the Roman town of Mevania, and from that era there remain a bath-house mosaic of sea creatures and traces of the theatre within the houses of the centre. Piazza Silvestri, with its Romanesque churches and the Palazzo dei Consoli, is the heart of the town; in June the Mercato delle Gaite festival takes the streets back to the Middle Ages, with old crafts recreated in the workshops.

Foligno is about ten kilometres away and Montefalco sits on the hill opposite, among the Sagrantino vineyards. Inside the walls, buyers find flats and stone houses, often restored, while the countryside has farmhouses and scattered hamlets. Many purchases are second homes or holiday lets.

The population is falling: 4,743 residents in 2023, down 6.5% on 2011. The average age is 48.7 (provincial figure 47.4) and over-65s make up 28.0%. Foreign residents account for 6.5%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Two issues matter more than the rest. The first is earthquakes: Bevagna is in seismic zone 2, like 43 other municipalities in the province of Perugia, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.212 g, a high value. For a stone building, ask what seismic improvement work has been carried out. The second is water: the plain between the Topino and the drainage channels needs checking for flooding, which the report does at the precise address.

Key points

  • Roman town on the plain, along the river Topino.
  • Seismic zone 2, high expected acceleration (0.212 g).
  • 4,743 residents, down 6.5% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 28.0%, average age 48.7.

Overview

Bevagna is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 4,743 residents, ranked 26 of 59 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bevagna 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 0.212 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bevagna, 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 6.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bevagna declared an average taxable income of 22,261 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bevagna is in climate zone D, with 2,004 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 210 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bevagna has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 6.4% of the land in Bevagna, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% 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 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 Bevagna. 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 Bevagna: 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 Bevagna 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 38 inhabited census areas in Bevagna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 36.3%
  • good 49.0%
  • very good 14.7%

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 054004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.