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Cantalice: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Rieti, Lazio. 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 della Resistenza 1, Cantalice.

Cantalice, the terraced village above the Rieti plain

Cantalice climbs the side of the mountain that closes off the Rieti plain to the north, with houses stacked in terraces up the slope. The village is associated with Saint Felix of Cantalice, a Capuchin friar born here, and it lies on the road that leads up to Monte Terminillo.

Buyers should know that the old centre is a web of steps and steep lanes, often out of reach by car: pleasant if you like walking, less so if you need to carry shopping to the door. Lower down, towards the plain, there are newer houses with easier access and a shorter drive to Rieti, only a few minutes away. Winters are those of climate zone E, and Terminillo brings snow close by.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 2,439 residents, down 10.5% on 2011. The average age is 48.2, effectively the same as the 48.1 of the province of Rieti. Over-65s make up 27.5% and foreign residents 6.3%.

The Rieti area is seismically active. Cantalice is in seismic zone 2, like 59 other municipalities in the province, and the expected acceleration is 0.211 g, a high value. For a stone house in the old village, ask whether there are structural surveys or seismic improvement works, including any carried out with the tax incentives of recent years.

The report identifies the land parcel using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps and measures elevation and gradient at the address, which vary a lot from one street to the next.

Key points

  • Terraced village above the Rieti plain, towards Terminillo.
  • Population down 10.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.211 g.
  • Old centre of steps, often without car access.

Overview

Cantalice is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 2,439 residents, ranked 13 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cantalice is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2A. Most municipalities in the province (60 of 73) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.211 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cantalice, 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 10.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cantalice declared an average taxable income of 21,652 euros, in line with the province (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cantalice is in climate zone E, with 2,566 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 660 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cantalice has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.3% of the land in Cantalice, compared with 3.2% 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 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 no contaminated sites in Cantalice.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cantalice: 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 Cantalice 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 25 inhabited census areas in Cantalice. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 52.5%
  • good 47.5%

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 057009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.