Cerreto di Spoleto: 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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Cerreto di Spoleto, a clifftop village and its riverside hamlet
Driving up the Valnerina from Spoleto, you see Cerreto di Spoleto high up on a spur of rock above the river Nera, while down on the valley road lies Borgo Cerreto. That is the shape of the municipality: an old village perched on the rock, a hamlet that grew up along the road, and other small clusters scattered among woods and pasture. The village name gave Italian the word "cerretano", once used for travelling sellers of remedies and, by extension, for charlatans.
For buyers, the choice between up and down matters a lot. In the clifftop village there are stone houses with views over the valley, reached on foot or along narrow streets; on the valley floor homes are easier to reach but close to the river, so the official flood maps, which the report checks for each address, deserve a careful look. Spoleto is the town for services, secondary schools and the hospital.
In 2023 there were 970 residents, 152 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 13.5% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.8, against 47.4 in the province of Perugia, and over-65s make up 29.2%. Foreign residents are 7.8% and households average 2.02 people.
The Valnerina is seismically active. Cerreto di Spoleto is in seismic zone 1, the highest class used by the Civil Protection Department, like 14 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.249 g. For any house, ask for the paperwork on repairs or strengthening work, the structural design and the certificate of fitness for occupation.
The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps. From the address the report finds the land parcel and also checks the official landslide maps, useful on land of cliffs and slopes.
Key points
- Village on a rock spur above the Nera, with Borgo Cerreto below.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.249 g.
- 970 residents in 2023, 152 fewer than in 2011.
- Near the river: check flood hazard by address.
Overview
Cerreto di Spoleto is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 970 residents, ranked 50 of 59 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cerreto di Spoleto 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 0.249 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Cerreto di Spoleto, 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 13.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cerreto di Spoleto declared an average taxable income of 21,211 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cerreto di Spoleto is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 557 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cerreto di Spoleto has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 2.1% of the land in Cerreto di Spoleto, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% 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 contaminated sites in Cerreto di Spoleto.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cerreto di Spoleto: 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 Cerreto di Spoleto 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 29 inhabited census areas in Cerreto di Spoleto. 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
- 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 054010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.