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Citerna: 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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Citerna, a hilltop village above the upper Tiber valley

From the hill of Citerna you look down over the upper Tiber valley, with Tuscany just across the way: the village sits at the northern tip of Umbria, between Città di Castello and Sansepolcro. The municipality has two very different halves. Up top is the walled village, small and built of stone, with covered walkways and narrow lanes. Down on the plain is Pistrino, the hamlet where most newer houses, businesses and traffic are found.

Which half you choose makes a real difference. In the old village you buy historic houses, often on several floors, with tight access and work to assess carefully. In Pistrino there are detached houses and small blocks that suit people working in the valley or over the border in Tuscany. Either way you will need a car.

There are 3,372 residents (2023), down 2.5% since 2011. The average age of 46.6 is lower than the provincial figure of 47.4, and over-65s make up 24.1% against 26.4% across the province of Perugia. Foreign residents account for 7.1%.

The Tiber valley is one of the most seismically active parts of Umbria. Citerna is in zone 2 of the national Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.220 g in the built-up area, a high value for zone 2. For the stone houses of the old village, what counts is the quality of the masonry, how walls and floors are tied together and any seismic upgrading already carried out: these are the first documents to ask the seller for. On the plain it is also worth looking at the flood maps, which the report checks for the address.

Key points

  • Walled hilltop village plus Pistrino down on the Tiber plain.
  • 3,372 residents, down 2.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 46.6, younger than the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.220 g.

Overview

Citerna is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,372 residents, ranked 33 of 59 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Citerna is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (44 of 59) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.220 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Citerna, 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 2.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Citerna declared an average taxable income of 22,496 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Citerna is in climate zone E, with 2,277 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 480 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Citerna has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

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 10.6% of the land in Citerna, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Citerna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Citerna: 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 Citerna 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 26 inhabited census areas in Citerna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 41.0%
  • good 59.0%

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 054011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.