Cantalupo in Sabina: 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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Cantalupo in Sabina, olive groves between Rieti and Rome
Cantalupo in Sabina is a hill village in the Sabina, the olive-growing country between the Tiber valley and the mountains around Rieti. The village stands on a rise, its old centre gathered around the noble palazzo, with olive groves, farmland and scattered houses all around. Rieti is to the north, Rome to the south, and many residents look more towards the capital than to their provincial town.
For anyone working in Rome the issue is the journey: you drive down to the Tiber valley and the area's railway stations, and it is worth trying the trip yourself at rush hour. The housing stock includes flats in the old centre, often with stairs and narrow access, farmhouses in the countryside and newer villas. For a farmhouse, the access road, water supply and drainage all matter.
Residents numbered 1,663 in 2023, down 4.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 48.1 matches the provincial figure, with over-65s at 26.7% and foreign residents at 7.6%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Rieti.
The municipality is in seismic zone 2, like 60 of the 73 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.154 g. For a stone house in the village, ask whether structural improvement work has been done and what paperwork exists for it.
The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps. The report finds the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide maps for that point, worth reading carefully on the slopes around the village.
Key points
- Hill village in the Sabina, among olive groves.
- Commuting to Rome: test the journey at rush hour.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.154 g.
- Country farmhouses: check road, water and drainage.
Overview
Cantalupo in Sabina is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,663 residents, ranked 20 of 73 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cantalupo in Sabina 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 (60 of 73) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.154 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Cantalupo in Sabina, 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 4.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cantalupo in Sabina declared an average taxable income of 20,103 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cantalupo in Sabina is in climate zone D, with 1,994 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 297 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cantalupo in Sabina has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.
There are 0.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 5.5% of the land in Cantalupo in Sabina, 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 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 no contaminated sites in Cantalupo in Sabina.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cantalupo in Sabina: 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 Cantalupo in Sabina 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 20 inhabited census areas in Cantalupo in Sabina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.9%
- fair 53.3%
- good 45.8%
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 057010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.