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Civitavecchia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Roma, 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: Viale Guido Baccelli 1, Civitavecchia.

Civitavecchia, Rome's port for cruise ships and ferries

Civitavecchia lives off the harbour built on the orders of the emperor Trajan. Today it is one of Italy's biggest cruise ports and the departure point for ferries to Sardinia and Spain. Forte Michelangelo guards the harbour entrance, and inland lie the remains of the Roman baths known as Terme Taurine. The town was heavily bombed in the Second World War, and many districts were rebuilt after it.

Being close to the port brings jobs and connections, along with lorry traffic and ship fumes. To the north, on the coast, are the Torrevaldaliga power stations. Residential districts stretch along the sea and towards the Tolfa hills; the areas right beside the port and the Via Aurelia are the noisiest. Rome is reached by the Tyrrhenian railway and the A12 motorway, and Fiumicino airport is not far.

The population is steady, at 51,697 residents at the end of 2023, up 0.9% on 2011. The average age of 46.5 is slightly above the provincial figure, and over-65s are 24.3%. Foreign residents make up 5.9%. Services per resident are denser than the average for the metropolitan city: 74 sports facilities, for instance, and 338 cafés and restaurants. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For Lazio, seismic hazard is low. Civitavecchia is in zone 3 on the Civil Protection map, with 23 other municipalities in the province, while the remaining 97 are in zone 2; expected ground acceleration is about 0.057 g. In a post-war block, have the concrete and steel of balconies and cornices checked, since sea air takes its toll.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality and the report finds the plot from the address. The streams coming down from the Tolfa hills can overflow in heavy rain, so flood hazard is read for the address.

Key points

  • Cruise and ferry port, with the railway and A12 to Rome.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.057 g.
  • 51,697 residents, broadly stable since 2011.
  • Near the port and the Aurelia: expect heavy traffic and noise.

Overview

Civitavecchia is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 51,697 residents, among the most populous in the province (8 of 121).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Civitavecchia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3B. Only 24 of 121 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.057 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Civitavecchia declared an average taxable income of 24,983 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Civitavecchia is in climate zone C, with 1,085 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 4 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Civitavecchia has 45 schools and 18 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 29 grocery shops and supermarkets, 44 healthcare facilities, 74 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 20.3% of the land in Civitavecchia, compared with 13.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 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 6 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Civitavecchia, and 4 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 Civitavecchia: 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 Civitavecchia 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 511 inhabited census areas in Civitavecchia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 81 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 6.9%
  • good 34.9%
  • very good 52.4%
  • excellent 5.7%

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 058032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.