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Deruta: 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 Tiberina 1, Deruta.

Deruta, maiolica pottery above the Tiber valley

Around the world, Deruta means maiolica, the painted tin-glazed pottery its workshops have produced for centuries, and the main road through town is lined with studios and shops. The old village sits on a hill above the Tiber valley, south of Perugia; the newer part of town and the outlying hamlets have spread downhill towards the river and the E45 dual carriageway.

The E45 is the obvious route for anyone working in Perugia, and in the other direction it leads to Todi. Buyers choose between the old houses on the hill, in stone and brick, with stairs and little room for a car, and the newer detached houses and small blocks lower down. The checks depend on where you are: on the hill, slopes and landslide risk; on the plain near the Tiber, flooding. The report covers both for the address.

The population is stable. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 9,486 residents in 2023, up 0.3% on 2011. The average age is 46.5, over-65s are 25.1% against 26.4% for the province, and foreign nationals 9.9%. Incomes are below the provincial average. The climate is zone D.

In Umbria earthquakes are a practical matter. On the Civil Protection Department's map the province of Perugia has 14 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 44 in zone 2; Deruta is one of the latter, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.171 g. For a masonry house in the old village, ask to see the strengthening paperwork and the engineering design; for a recent building, the design year and structural sign-off.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover Deruta too, and the report works back from the address to the building's plot.

Key points

  • The maiolica town, between its hill and the Tiber valley.
  • On the E45 between Perugia and Todi.
  • Population stable: +0.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.171 g.

Overview

Deruta is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 9,486 residents, ranked 16 of 59 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Deruta 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 0.171 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Deruta, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Deruta declared an average taxable income of 22,738 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Deruta is in climate zone D, with 2,013 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 218 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Deruta has 10 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

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 10.1% of the land in Deruta, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Deruta.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Deruta: 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 Deruta 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 47 inhabited census areas in Deruta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.2%
  • fair 52.5%
  • good 41.3%

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 054017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.