Canale Monterano: 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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Canale Monterano, tuff country and the ruins of Monterano
The municipality of Canale Monterano contains the ruins of Monterano, a town abandoned at the end of the 18th century, of which the castle, the church and the convent of San Bonaventura remain, with a fountain attributed to Bernini. They now stand inside a nature reserve and are often used as a film set. The inhabited town, Canale, lies nearby on a tuff plateau, between the Tolfa hills and Lake Bracciano.
Rome is about an hour away by car. For trains, people use Manziana-Canale Monterano station, on the line to Rome. The municipality has a compact centre and many houses scattered through the countryside, among woods, pasture and ravines cut into the tuff by streams.
In 2023 there were 4,174 residents, up 2.5% since 2011. The average age is 47.0 (46.0 across the metropolitan city), over-65s make up 24.6% and foreign residents 6.1%. Average declared incomes are well below the metropolitan average, which reflects Rome's figures.
The metropolitan city has 97 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 24 in zone 3, including Canale Monterano, where the expected ground acceleration is about 0.076 g, a low value (the zones are set by Italy's Civil Protection Department). For houses near the edge of the ravines, ground stability matters more: the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the address.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report traces the plot from the address. For country houses, check access, utility connections and planning compliance before signing the preliminary contract.
Key points
- Tuff plateau between the Tolfa hills and Lake Bracciano.
- 4,174 residents, up 2.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.076 g.
- Houses near ravines: check ground stability.
Overview
Canale Monterano is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 4,174 residents, ranked 64 of 121 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Canale Monterano 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 0.076 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 resident population has grown by 2.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Canale Monterano declared an average taxable income of 22,505 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Canale Monterano is in climate zone D, with 1,952 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 378 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Canale Monterano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 4.3% of the land in Canale Monterano, compared with 13.2% 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 high. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Canale Monterano; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Canale Monterano: 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 Canale Monterano 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 15 inhabited census areas in Canale Monterano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 59.6%
- good 40.4%
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 058016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.