Città della Pieve: 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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Città della Pieve, Perugino's town above the Val di Chiana
Città della Pieve is the birthplace of Pietro Vannucci, the painter known as Perugino, and several of his works are still in the churches of the centre. The town is built of red brick on a hill at around five hundred metres, on the far western edge of Umbria: on one side it looks over the Tuscan Val di Chiana, on the other over hills falling towards Lake Trasimeno.
It draws people looking for a home in the countryside, from Rome and from abroad too. Around the historic centre there are farmhouses and smallholdings scattered over the hills; inside the walls, flats in old palazzi, often on several levels and without a lift. The location helps: Chiusi, with its station on the Florence-Rome line and a junction on the A1 motorway, is just over the Tuscan border. For an isolated farmhouse, look closely at the access road, water supply, drainage and heating, which weigh on costs as much as the purchase price.
The population is elderly and shrinking: 7,399 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics institute, down 5.2% on 2011, with an estimated average age of 48.7 and over-65s at 28.9% against 26.4% for the province of Perugia. Foreign residents make up 9.9%.
On earthquakes Città della Pieve is a case apart. In a province where nearly every municipality is in zone 1 or 2, the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile) places it in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.147 g. The hazard is still moderate: in brick houses in the centre and in country farmhouses, have walls, floors and roofs checked before buying.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report goes from the address to the plot. In the countryside, among clay hills and ditches, landslide and flood hazard change from one property to the next and are read for the individual address.
Key points
- Perugino's birthplace, a brick town above the Val di Chiana.
- Over-65s at 28.9%; population down 5.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.147 g.
- Trains and the A1 at Chiusi, just over the Tuscan border.
Overview
Città della Pieve is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 7,399 residents, ranked 19 of 59 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Città della Pieve is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. It is the only municipality in the province in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.147 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 5.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Città della Pieve declared an average taxable income of 23,503 euros, in line with the province (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Città della Pieve is in climate zone E, with 2,306 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 509 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Città della Pieve has 9 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).
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 4.8% of the land in Città della Pieve, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.9 hectares.
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 Città della Pieve; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Città della Pieve: 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 Città della Pieve 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 91 inhabited census areas in Città della Pieve. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 41.8%
- good 55.7%
- very good 2.6%
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 054012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.