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Farnese: 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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Farnese, a tuff village and the Selva del Lamone

Farnese is a village in the Tuscia, the north-western corner of the province of Viterbo, close to the border with Tuscany. The old centre stands on a spur of tuff, the soft volcanic stone of the area, with houses pressed against one another and narrow streets; the municipality includes the Selva del Lamone nature reserve, a large forest growing on ancient lava flows.

Buyers here are after genuine countryside: farmhouses with land, village houses needing work, few services in the village itself and larger towns a drive away. Viterbo, the provincial capital, is a drive away; Lake Bolsena and the Maremma coast are within reach for days out. Village houses often have cellars dug into the tuff, which should be checked for damp and stability.

The population is elderly and shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,382 residents in 2023, 15.3% fewer than the 1,631 of 2011, with an average age of 51.8 against 47.5 in the province and over-65s at 33.5%. Foreign residents account for 5.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Farnese is in seismic zone 2, like 40 of the 60 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.138 g. For masonry houses in the village, ask whether strengthening work has been done and have an engineer look at walls and floors before signing.

Along the edges of the spur and in the gullies, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address. Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Tuff-spur village in the Tuscia, towards Tuscany.
  • Selva del Lamone nature reserve within the municipality.
  • Over-65s at 33.5%, average age 51.8.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.138 g.

Overview

Farnese is a municipality in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,382 residents, ranked 47 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Farnese 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 0.138 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Farnese, 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 15.3%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Farnese declared an average taxable income of 18,586 euros, below the provincial average (22,031 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Farnese is in climate zone D, with 2,026 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 341 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Farnese has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 1.9% of the land in Farnese, compared with 4.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Farnese; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Farnese: 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 Farnese 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 14 inhabited census areas in Farnese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 21.1%
  • good 78.9%

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 056026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.