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Canterano: 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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Canterano, hills of the Aniene valley near Subiaco

Canterano is a small municipality in the metropolitan city of Rome, on the hills of the Aniene valley, not far from Subiaco. The village sits on a rise with its stone houses gathered around the upper part, surrounded by woods, olive groves and the slopes climbing towards the Simbruini mountains. Subiaco is the reference for everyday services; Rome is about an hour by car, joining the A24 motorway down in the valley.

Unlike many villages in the area, Canterano is not losing residents: 364 in 2023, 1.4% more than the 359 of 2011. Foreign residents make up 12.4%. The estimated average age is 49.5, above the 46.0 of the metropolitan city, and over-65s make up 28.8%. Households average 2.02 people and declared incomes are below the metropolitan average.

The market is stone village houses, often on several levels and reached on foot through the lanes, plus newer homes along the roads up to the village. Before signing, look at the roof, services, damp and whether you can park near the house.

This part of Lazio is seismic. Canterano is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 96 other municipalities in the Rome area, while 24 are in zone 3, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.157 g. For old masonry houses, a structural survey before completion is worth what it costs.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available and the report links the address to its land parcel, with landslide and slope maps read at that spot.

Key points

  • Hill village in the Aniene valley, near Subiaco.
  • 364 residents in 2023, up 1.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.157 g.
  • Village houses on several levels: check roof, services and parking.

Overview

Canterano is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 364 residents, among the smallest in the province (111 of 121).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Canterano 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 (97 of 121) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.157 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Canterano, 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 grown by 1.4%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 12.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Canterano declared an average taxable income of 21,460 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Canterano has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 3.7% of the land in Canterano, 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 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 Canterano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Canterano: 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 Canterano 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 6 inhabited census areas in Canterano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 058017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.