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Fiamignano: 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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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 Collemazzolino 1, Fiamignano.

Fiamignano, mountain hamlets of the Cicolano

The Cicolano is the mountainous part of the province of Rieti around the Salto valley, on the border with Abruzzo, and Fiamignano covers a large part of it. The town hall stands at almost a thousand metres, but the municipality is really a scattering of hamlets among woods and pastures, each with its own cluster of stone houses. Rieti is reached by following the Salto valley down.

Buyers here are almost always after a stone house in one of the hamlets, often needing renovation, as a holiday home or a return to family roots. This is climate zone F: long winters, regular snow, and heating and insulation to budget for from the first viewing. For secondary schools, a hospital or a big supermarket you need a car.

The population has fallen sharply: 1,169 residents in 2023, 286 fewer than in 2011, a drop of 19.7% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 54.2 against 48.1 for the province, over-65s are 37.5% and foreign residents 5.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes come first. Fiamignano is in seismic zone 1, the highest class in the Civil Protection Department's national scheme, together with 12 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.229 g. With an old masonry house, ask what structural work has been done, with which designs and sign-offs; if the house needs a full renovation, plan the strengthening from the outset along with the roof.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality. On the slopes and along the gullies, landslide and flood hazard changes from one hamlet to the next, and the report checks it on the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Mountain municipality in the Cicolano, made up of many hamlets.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.229 g.
  • Population down 19.7% since 2011, over-65s at 37.5%.
  • Climate zone F: long winters and snow.

Overview

Fiamignano is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,169 residents, ranked 29 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fiamignano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 13 of 73 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.229 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fiamignano, 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 19.7%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fiamignano declared an average taxable income of 20,949 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fiamignano is in climate zone F, with 3,163 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 988 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fiamignano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

There are 2.6 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.3).

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 1.3% of the land in Fiamignano, 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 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 no contaminated sites in Fiamignano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fiamignano: 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 Fiamignano 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 29 inhabited census areas in Fiamignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 98.8%

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 057028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.