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Casape: 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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Casape, a hill village between Tivoli and Palestrina

Between Tivoli and Palestrina, on the slopes of the Monti Prenestini, Casape is a small village in the hills east of Rome. The old centre is gathered at the top, with stone houses and sloping lanes; around it are woods and farmland. For work and services people head down towards Tivoli and the Aniene valley, and on from there to Rome.

The population figures describe a village that has shrunk: 608 residents in 2023 against 737 in 2011, 129 fewer, or 17.5%, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age is 50.2, against 46.0 in the metropolitan city of Rome, and over-65s make up 27.8%. Foreign residents account for 15.6%. Average declared income is much lower than in the province, which includes the capital.

Buyers here usually want space and quiet within manageable reach of Rome, accepting that they will need a car for almost everything. The report works out real distances to the pharmacy, schools and shops from the address, measures elevation and slope and checks the official landslide and flood maps.

Earthquake hazard is medium. Casape is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 97 of the 121 municipalities in the metropolitan city, while 24 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.156 g. For a masonry house in the old centre, ask whether there has been any structural work and under which permits, and have an engineer look at it.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Hill village between Tivoli and Palestrina, on the Monti Prenestini.
  • 608 residents, 129 fewer than in 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 15.6%, over-65s at 27.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.156 g.

Overview

Casape is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 608 residents, ranked 106 of 121 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casape 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 0.156 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Casape, 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 17.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 15.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casape declared an average taxable income of 20,042 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casape is in climate zone E, with 2,189 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 475 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casape has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 4.4% of the land in Casape, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Casape.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casape: 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 Casape 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 5 inhabited census areas in Casape. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 058021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.