Castelnuovo Parano: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Frosinone, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Castelnuovo Parano, in the hills of southern Lazio
In the Cassino area, in the south of the province of Frosinone, Castelnuovo Parano stands on a hill at about 300 metres in southern Lazio, among olive groves, fields and woods, with the mountains of lower Lazio behind. Cassino, with the A1 motorway, the railway, the university and the hospital, is the reference point for work and services.
The population is a little younger than the provincial average: average age 45.9, against 46.8, and over-65s at 23.5%, compared with 25.4% for the province. Households average 2.35 people. At the end of 2023 there were 846 residents, down 6.2% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office; foreign residents are few, at 1.9%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The market consists of village houses, detached houses and homes scattered in the countryside, often with a piece of land. For isolated houses, check access, water supply and drainage, as well as the roof and services. The climate is zone D, with moderate winters. The report reads the official maps for landslides on the slopes and flooding along watercourses for the address.
The province of Frosinone is split for earthquakes: 30 municipalities are in zone 1, the most hazardous, 59 in zone 2 and 2 in zone 3. Castelnuovo Parano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.117 g. In a house built before the recent seismic standards, ask for the design and any structural work carried out.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: from the address, the report identifies the land parcel.
Key points
- Hills in the south of the province of Frosinone, Cassino area.
- Average age 45.9, against 46.8 in the province.
- Population down 6.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.117 g.
Overview
Castelnuovo Parano is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 846 residents, ranked 80 of 91 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelnuovo Parano 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 (59 of 91) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.117 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Castelnuovo Parano, 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 6.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelnuovo Parano declared an average taxable income of 19,020 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelnuovo Parano is in climate zone D, with 1,698 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 310 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelnuovo Parano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 5.2% of the land in Castelnuovo Parano, compared with 6.9% 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Castelnuovo Parano, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelnuovo Parano: 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 Parano 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 14 inhabited census areas in Castelnuovo Parano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 73.8%
- good 26.2%
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 060021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.