Civita Castellana: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Viterbo, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Civita Castellana, a tufa crag and ceramics factories
Civita Castellana stands on a spur of tufa, the soft volcanic rock of northern Lazio, ringed by deep gorges cut by streams running down to the Tiber. In ancient times it was Falerii, the city of the Faliscans, and the Forte Sangallo now houses the archaeological museum of the Faliscan area. Across Italy the town is known for ceramics, above all bathroom fittings and tableware, made in the factories around the centre.
Rome lies about fifty kilometres to the south, and the Rome to Civita Castellana to Viterbo railway, the old Roma Nord line, links the town to the capital. Buyers can choose between the centre on the crag, with old houses that often need work and are awkward by car, and the newer districts that grew beyond the bridges and towards the industrial areas. Near the factories, expect lorry traffic and noise.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 15,143 residents in 2023, down 2.9% on 2011. Civita Castellana ranks 3 by size in the province of Viterbo, with an estimated average age of 47.1 (47.5 in the province) and over-65s at 24.7%. Foreign residents make up 12.3%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.
The town is in seismic zone 2, like 40 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.116 g. Houses in the centre rest on tufa and have often been raised or merged over time, so before buying find out whether and how they were strengthened, and ask for the paperwork.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the plot from the address. On the edge of the crag the tufa can give way, and the gorges collect storm water; both are checked for the exact address, not as an average for the town.
Key points
- Town on a tufa crag, a centre of bathroom ceramics.
- Rome to Civita Castellana to Viterbo railway to the capital.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.116 g.
- 15,143 residents, foreign residents at 12.3%.
Overview
Civita Castellana is a municipality in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 15,143 residents, the third most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Civita Castellana 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 (40 of 60) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.116 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Civita Castellana, 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 2.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 12.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Civita Castellana declared an average taxable income of 22,172 euros, in line with the province (22,031 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Civita Castellana is in climate zone D, with 1,703 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 145 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Civita Castellana has 20 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities, 18 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.9 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 8.7% of the land in Civita Castellana, compared with 4.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Civita Castellana; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Civita Castellana: 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 Civita Castellana 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 82 inhabited census areas in Civita Castellana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.4%
- fair 65.5%
- good 31.1%
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 056021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.