Carpineto Romano: 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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Carpineto Romano, Leo XIII's birthplace in the Lepini mountains
Carpineto Romano is the birthplace of Pope Leo XIII, Gioacchino Pecci, and lies in the Lepini mountains at around 550 metres, at the southern tip of the metropolitan city of Rome, towards the province of Latina. The stone-built old town climbs the mountainside with narrow lanes and flights of steps; around it are woods, pasture and a large municipal area with little building.
Rome is far away, and for trains and the motorway you have to go down to the Sacco valley, where the Cassino railway and the A1 run. That puts the town in a very different position from the commuter belt around Rome: the market consists of village houses, often needing renovation, and second homes of people who moved away and come back in summer. Average declared incomes are well below the metropolitan city average.
In 2023 there were 3,995 residents, 14.1% fewer than the 4,649 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.7 against 46.0, and over-65s reach 30.6%, far above the 22.9% of the Rome area. Foreign residents make up 3.9%.
Carpineto is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, while 97 municipalities of the metropolitan city are in zone 2; expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.103 g. In the stone houses of the old town, often built wall to wall, check the masonry, timber floors and roofs, and find out whether any shared or facade work is pending.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address. In a town built on a slope, height, gradient and landslides matter: the report measures them at the exact point and checks the official hazard maps. Climate zone D means cool winters, so heating weighs on running costs.
Key points
- Birthplace of Pope Leo XIII, in the Lepini mountains.
- Over-65s at 30.6%, against 22.9% in the Rome area.
- Population down 14.1% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.103 g.
Overview
Carpineto Romano is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 3,995 residents, ranked 65 of 121 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carpineto Romano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3A. 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 0.103 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 fallen by 14.1%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carpineto Romano declared an average taxable income of 20,999 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Carpineto Romano is in climate zone D, with 2,063 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 550 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carpineto Romano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities 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 1.2% of the land in Carpineto Romano, 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 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 Carpineto Romano.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carpineto Romano: 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 Carpineto Romano 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 21 inhabited census areas in Carpineto Romano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 82 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 2.4%
- good 10.2%
- very good 87.4%
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 058020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.