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Cascia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Perugia, Umbria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Cascia, Saint Rita and the Valnerina Apennines

Cascia is the town of Saint Rita. Every year the basilica and the hamlet of Roccaporena, where the saint was born, draw pilgrims from across Italy and abroad, and much of the local economy revolves around them: hotels, restaurants and shops selling religious items. The centre stands on a hill at around 650 metres, in the Umbrian Apennines near the borders with Lazio and the Marche, far from any big city.

For buyers, Cascia offers stone houses in the old centre, mountain hamlets spread over a very large area and a few newer districts at the foot of the hill. Norcia and Spoleto are the nearby reference towns, while Perugia and Rome mean a proper journey. Winters are cold, climate zone E, and it snows at higher levels.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 2,966 residents in 2023, down 8.7% since 2011. The average age of 47.9 is close to the provincial 47.4; over-65s make up 26.6% and foreign nationals 5.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

This is one of the most seismically active areas in Italy. Cascia is in seismic zone 1, the highest class in the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.256 g, and the area has had strong earthquakes in recent years too. For any property, ask for the paperwork on repairs or seismic improvement, the certificate of fitness for use and the related permits. The report adds gradient, the official landslide maps and the seismic history of the exact location.

Key points

  • Town of Saint Rita, basilica and the hamlet of Roccaporena.
  • Umbrian Apennines, centre at around 650 metres.
  • 2,966 residents, down 8.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.256 g.

Overview

Cascia is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,966 residents, ranked 38 of 59 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cascia is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 14 of 59 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.256 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cascia, 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 8.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cascia declared an average taxable income of 20,636 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cascia is in climate zone E, with 2,452 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 653 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cascia has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 2.0 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 1.9% of the land in Cascia, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Cascia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cascia: 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 Cascia 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 65 inhabited census areas in Cascia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 054007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.