Bracciano: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Roma, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Bracciano, the Orsini castle and the volcanic lake
The Orsini-Odescalchi castle towers over the old centre of Bracciano, built on the rim of the lake of the same name, an ancient volcanic basin north-west of Rome. The lake is a drinking-water reserve for the capital and motorboats are banned apart from a few exceptions, so the shores stay quiet even in summer. The municipality also includes Vigna di Valle, home of the Italian Air Force history museum, and several small settlements scattered through the countryside.
Many residents work in Rome. The FL3 regional railway links Bracciano with the capital and the Via Braccianese road runs down towards the city, but try the journey at rush hour before deciding. Buyers find three quite different options: houses in the old town, on steep streets with little parking; the districts that grew up around the station and along the approach roads; and villas and small detached houses between the lake and the countryside, many of them built as holiday homes. In the low areas near the shore and along the ditches coming down from the hills, the report checks flood hazard for the address, and landslide hazard on the slopes.
The population is stable. In 2023 there were 18,490 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 0.3% on 2011, practically unchanged. The estimated average age is 46.1, over-65s are 22.4% and foreign nationals 10.1%. There are plenty of cafés and restaurants for the size of the town, 7.57 per 1,000 residents against 4.96 in the province, because the lake draws weekend visitors from Rome. Declared incomes are below the metropolitan average, which the capital pushes up.
Most municipalities in the province of Rome, 97 of them, are in seismic zone 2 of the classification set by the Civil Protection Department. Bracciano is among the 24 in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.066 g. That is a low value, but in the old masonry houses of the town it is worth checking the condition of floors and roofs. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Castle town on a volcanic lake, north-west of Rome.
- FL3 regional railway to Rome for commuters.
- Seismic zone 3, like 24 municipalities in the province.
- Cafés and restaurants: 7.57 per 1,000 residents.
Overview
Bracciano is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 18,490 residents, ranked 26 of 121 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bracciano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3B. Only 24 of 121 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.066 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 10.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bracciano declared an average taxable income of 25,661 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Bracciano is in climate zone D, with 1,786 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 280 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bracciano has 14 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities, 24 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.
There are 0.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).
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 4.0% of the land in Bracciano, compared with 13.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Bracciano, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Bracciano: 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 Bracciano 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 114 inhabited census areas in Bracciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.2%
- fair 25.9%
- good 73.9%
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 058013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.