Castelnuovo di Farfa: 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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Castelnuovo di Farfa, a Sabina hill village among the olives
This is the Sabina, olive country between Rieti and Rome: Castelnuovo di Farfa sits on a hill at around 360 metres, not far from Farfa Abbey and the valley of the stream of the same name. Olive oil is part of daily life, so much so that the village houses the Sabina olive oil museum, and the hills around it are covered in olive groves.
For anyone working in Rome, the railway is the key: Fara Sabina station, on the regional line into the capital, is reached by car. Rieti is the provincial capital, but for work and services many people look towards Rome instead. In the old centre you will find stone houses on several levels, often with cellars and terraces, while in the countryside there are farmhouses with land and olive groves, also popular as second homes. The climate zone is D, with winters that are not too harsh.
There were 996 residents in 2023, down 4.9% since 2011. The average age is 49.3, against 48.1 in the province of Rieti, and over-65s make up 30.4%, compared with 27.1%. Foreign residents are 11.9%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.
For earthquakes the municipality is in zone 2, like 60 of the 73 municipalities in the province, according to the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.156 g. For a farmhouse or a village house, ask whether seismic strengthening has been carried out and under which permits, and have an engineer look at the walls.
From the address, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps, the report finds the plot. For a property with an olive grove it shows boundaries, slope and the official landslide and flood maps, as well as the local price band.
Key points
- Sabina hill village among olive groves, near Farfa Abbey.
- Fara Sabina station for trains to Rome.
- Residents down 4.9% since 2011, over-65s at 30.4%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.156 g.
Overview
Castelnuovo di Farfa is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 996 residents, ranked 35 of 73 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelnuovo di Farfa 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 0.156 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Castelnuovo di Farfa, 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 4.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelnuovo di Farfa declared an average taxable income of 23,718 euros, in line with the province (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelnuovo di Farfa is in climate zone D, with 2,016 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 358 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelnuovo di Farfa has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 6.3% of the land in Castelnuovo di Farfa, 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 open contaminated sites in Castelnuovo di Farfa; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelnuovo di Farfa: 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 Castelnuovo di Farfa 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 11 inhabited census areas in Castelnuovo di Farfa. 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
- 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 057014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.