Cervara di Roma: 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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Cervara di Roma, the rock village of the Simbruini Mountains
Built on a spur of rock above a thousand metres, Cervara di Roma overlooks the upper Aniene valley from the side of the Simbruini Mountains, inside the regional park that bears their name. It is known as the artists' village: painters and sculptors spent long periods here, and along the stepped lanes of the old centre there are works and inscriptions left on the stone.
For a buyer, Cervara is a real mountain place. The old centre is made of alleys and steps that cars cannot reach, the climate is zone F, with snow and long winters, and Rome is a fair distance away, reached by driving down to the motorway in the Aniene valley. If you are after a weekend and summer home here, ask about heating, carrying luggage up to the door and the state of the roof.
In 2023 there were 464 residents, almost unchanged since 2011 (down 1.7%). The average age of 51.2 is above the 46.0 of the Rome metropolitan area, and over-65s make up 27.6%. Foreign residents account for 11.4%. Households are small, with 1.61 people on average.
Cervara is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, like 97 of the 121 municipalities in the metropolitan area, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.161 g. In the stone houses of the old village, built up against each other, it helps to know whether the building has been strengthened and whether any shared works are planned.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel. On steep, rocky slopes like these, the hazard of rockfall and landslides changes from one spot to the next and is checked for the address on the official maps.
Key points
- Village on a rock spur in the Simbruini, above a thousand metres.
- Known as the artists' village, with works along its steps.
- 464 residents, almost unchanged since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.161 g.
Overview
Cervara di Roma is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 464 residents, among the smallest in the province (108 of 121).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cervara di Roma 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 0.161 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Cervara di Roma, 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cervara di Roma declared an average taxable income of 24,597 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cervara di Roma is in climate zone F, with 3,134 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,053 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cervara di Roma 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 1.8% of the land in Cervara di Roma, 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
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 Cervara di Roma.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cervara di Roma: 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 Cervara di Roma 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 12 inhabited census areas in Cervara di Roma. 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 058028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.