Città di Castello: 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 di Castello, the upper Tiber valley and Burri
At the northern tip of Umbria, near the borders with Tuscany and the Marche, Città di Castello is the main town of the upper Tiber valley. The river flows beside the walls of the old centre, home to the cathedral, Renaissance palazzi and the civic art gallery. The name most tied to the town in the twentieth century is Alberto Burri, who was born here: his foundation shows his work in Palazzo Albizzini and in the Ex Seccatoi del Tabacco, huge sheds once used to dry tobacco, a traditional crop of the valley.
The municipality covers a large area. Besides the town there are hamlets on the flat along the Tiber, such as Trestina and Cerbara, and small villages and farmhouses in the hills. If you want a rural casale, consider roads, utility connections and renovation costs; in town you find masonry houses inside the walls and newer districts outside. The E45 dual carriageway links the valley with Perugia and with Romagna.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 38,100 residents in 2023, down 4.9% since 2011, with an average age of 47.4, practically the same as the province of Perugia (47.4). Over-65s make up 26.7% and foreign residents 9.4%. Incomes are slightly below the provincial average, and climate zone E means cold, foggy winters on the valley floor.
The upper Tiber valley has a long history of earthquakes. Città di Castello is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area, about 0.225 g, is high, and 14 municipalities in the province are in zone 1. For stone houses and farmhouses, ask whether seismic upgrading has been carried out, possibly using the tax incentives available.
Near the Tiber and its tributaries, and on the hillsides, the report checks landslide and flood hazard for the address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Upper Tiber valley, with Burri's work in the old tobacco sheds.
- 38,100 residents, down 4.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, high acceleration: about 0.225 g.
- Hill farmhouses and flat hamlets along the Tiber.
Overview
Città di Castello is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 38,100 residents, the third most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Città di Castello 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 0.225 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Città di Castello, 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 4.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Città di Castello declared an average taxable income of 23,366 euros, in line with the province (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Città di Castello is in climate zone E, with 2,347 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 288 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Città di Castello has 45 schools and 10 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 28 grocery shops and supermarkets, 36 healthcare facilities, 28 sports facilities and 9 parks and green areas.
There are 0.9 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).
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 5.7% of the land in Città di Castello, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Città di Castello, and 6 more have 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 Città di Castello: 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 di Castello 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 495 inhabited census areas in Città di Castello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 28.2%
- good 38.7%
- very good 32.9%
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 054013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.