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Configni: 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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Configni, a hill village in the Sabina

Configni is a small municipality in the Sabina, in the province of Rieti, on land made of hills and low mountains covered in woods and fields. The village is gathered around its old centre, with stone houses leaning against each other and narrow streets; the rest of the territory is countryside with a few scattered houses.

People buying here usually look for a stone house in the centre or a rural cottage in the countryside, often as a second home or to move away from the city. For houses in the old centre, the condition of walls, floors and roof matters, as does car access, which can be missing in the narrowest lanes. The climate zone is E, with cold winters.

In 2023 there were 572 residents, 100 fewer than in 2011 (a fall of 14.9%), according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is older: estimated average age 52.1, against 48.1 in the province, and over-65s at 35.1%. Foreign residents account for 8.4%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Configni is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like most municipalities in the Rieti area (60 of 73), with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.159 g in the built-up area. For a masonry building, ask whether consolidation work has been done and have it checked by a surveyor or engineer.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On hills and slopes, gradient and landslide hazard are read for the individual plot on the official maps.

Key points

  • Hill village in the Sabina, province of Rieti.
  • Over-65s at 35.1%, estimated average age 52.1.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.159 g.
  • Stone houses in the centre: walls, floors and access to check.

Overview

Configni is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 572 residents, ranked 44 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Configni 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 (60 of 73) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.159 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Configni, 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 14.9%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Configni declared an average taxable income of 20,406 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Configni is in climate zone E, with 2,364 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 549 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 2.3% of the land in Configni, 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 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 contaminated sites in Configni.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Configni: 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 Configni 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 23 inhabited census areas in Configni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 82.9%
  • good 17.1%

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

ISTAT code 057024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.