Boville Ernica: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Frosinone, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Boville Ernica, a walled hill town in Ciociaria
Boville Ernica is a hill town in Ciociaria, the countryside around Frosinone, at about 450 metres, south-east of the provincial capital. Its historic centre is enclosed by walls with towers, and from many spots the view opens over the valley below. The church of San Pietro Ispano holds a fragment of mosaic showing an angel, attributed to Giotto and taken from the old St Peter's basilica in Rome.
The municipality divides into the upper town, all alleys and stone houses, and the newer areas that have spread down the hillsides and towards the plain, where much of daily life now happens. House hunters find two markets: homes in the old town, often in need of renovation, with narrow access and steps, and detached houses or small blocks lower down, easier for the car. There is no railway in the municipality; for Rome and Naples the reference points are Frosinone station and its motorway junction.
The population is falling: 8,302 residents in 2023, 5.8% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 45.9, slightly below the province of Frosinone, over-65s make up 24.3% and foreign residents 3.5%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.
Earthquake hazard is real. In the province of Frosinone, 30 municipalities are in zone 1, the highest class, mostly in the eastern part towards Abruzzo; Boville is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.179 g. In the stone houses of the centre and in old buildings, find out whether strengthening work has been done, such as tie rods, ring beams or reinforced floors.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) land registry is published and the report traces the plot from the address. On the hillsides landslides are the thing to check, lower down flooding, and the report does both on the official maps for that spot.
Key points
- Walled hill town south-east of Frosinone.
- Population down 5.8% since 2011; over-65s at 24.3%.
- Seismic zone 2; 30 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
- Old stone houses: ask what strengthening work has been done.
Overview
Boville Ernica is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 8,302 residents, ranked 13 of 91 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Boville Ernica 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 (59 of 91) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.179 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Boville Ernica, 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 5.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Boville Ernica declared an average taxable income of 18,830 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Boville Ernica is in climate zone D, with 1,942 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 450 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Boville Ernica has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.
There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 12.2% of the land in Boville Ernica, compared with 6.9% 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Boville Ernica. 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 Boville Ernica: 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 Boville Ernica 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 59 inhabited census areas in Boville Ernica. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 61.8%
- good 38.2%
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 060014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.