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Corciano: 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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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 Antonio Gramsci 1, Corciano.

Corciano, a hilltop village and suburbs towards Perugia

The medieval village of Corciano, walled and towered on a hill west of Perugia, is home to only a small share of the population. Most people live lower down, in the districts that have grown along the road to Lake Trasimeno: Ellera, San Mariano, Chiugiana, Taverne and Mantignana. These are areas of apartment blocks, detached houses and a large retail zone that also serves the western side of Perugia.

In practice Corciano works as Perugia's western extension. The Perugia to Bettolle motorway link, which connects the city to the A1 Autostrada del Sole, runs past Ellera, and Lake Trasimeno is not far away. Buyers face a choice between two quite different options: stone houses in the old village and hillside farmhouses, full of character but costly to maintain, or recent flats in the valley districts, closer to shops and services.

Corciano is one of the Umbrian municipalities that are growing: 21,619 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 6.7% on 2011. It is younger than the province, with an estimated average age of 44.9 against 47.4, and 22.1% of residents over 65 against 26.4%. Foreign nationals make up 9.3%. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Perugia.

Umbria is earthquake country. In the province, 14 municipalities are in zone 1 and 44 in zone 2. Corciano is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.173 g. For a stone house, find out whether any structural strengthening has been carried out; for a flat in one of the newer districts, ask the design year and which building codes applied.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Ground conditions vary a lot between hills and valley floor, so landslide and flood hazard is checked address by address.

Key points

  • Medieval hilltop village, modern districts towards Perugia.
  • Population up 6.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.173 g.
  • Average age 44.9, below the provincial 47.4.

Overview

Corciano is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 21,619 residents, ranked 7 of 59 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corciano 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 0.173 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Corciano, 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 grown by 6.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corciano declared an average taxable income of 26,751 euros, above the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Corciano is in climate zone E, with 2,204 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 408 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corciano has 10 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 21 grocery shops and supermarkets, 16 healthcare facilities, 15 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).

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 14.8% of the land in Corciano, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.6 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Corciano. 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 Corciano: 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 Corciano 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 126 inhabited census areas in Corciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 12.5%
  • good 62.8%
  • very good 24.6%

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 054015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.