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Cittareale: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Rieti, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Fano 1, Cittareale.

Cittareale, the upper Velino valley towards Umbria and Abruzzo

Cittareale lies in the upper Velino valley, in the province of Rieti, towards the borders with Umbria and Abruzzo. The town hall stands at around 960 metres, the land is made up of hamlets, pasture and mountain woodland, and the area is in climate zone F: long winters, snow and heating on for most of the year.

Bars and restaurants number 15.46 per 1,000 residents, against 5.67 across the province. For work, hospital care and secondary schools, though, you need to allow for mountain roads and long drives.

There were 388 residents in 2023, against 470 in 2011, a fall of 17.4%. The population is old: an estimated average age of 56.1, against 48.1 for the province, and over-65s at 43.8% (27.1% provincially). Households average 1.70 people and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is the highest on the national scale kept by the Civil Protection Department. Cittareale is in seismic zone 1, like 12 other municipalities in the province of Rieti, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.260 g. In this area many houses have been repaired or rebuilt in recent years with public grants: before buying, ask for the building file, the structural sign-off and the certificate of fitness for use, and have a surveyor check what was strengthened.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On the slopes, landslide hazard varies from spot to spot and is read off the official maps.

Key points

  • Upper Velino valley, towards the Umbria and Abruzzo borders.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.260 g.
  • Over-65s at 43.8%, estimated average age 56.1.
  • Houses repaired with grants: ask for the file and sign-off.

Overview

Cittareale is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 388 residents, ranked 56 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cittareale is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 13 of 73 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.260 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cittareale, 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 17.4%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (48). 44% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cittareale declared an average taxable income of 20,485 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cittareale is in climate zone F, with 3,061 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 962 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cittareale has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 1.6% of the land in Cittareale, compared with 3.2% 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 Cittareale.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cittareale: 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 Cittareale 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 21 inhabited census areas in Cittareale. 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

ISTAT code 057017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.