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Ficulle: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Terni, 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: Borgo Conventaccio 1, Ficulle.

Ficulle, Orvieto hills on the road to Lake Trasimeno

Ficulle is a village in the hills north of Orvieto, on the road that climbs towards Città della Pieve and Lake Trasimeno. The centre, at about four hundred metres, has narrow streets and stone houses; around it are woods, olive groves, vineyards and scattered farmhouses. For services and secondary schools, people go to Orvieto.

Buyers here often look at a farmhouse in the countryside or a house in the village, sometimes as a second home. With a farmhouse, check access, water supply (mains or well), drainage, any extensions legalised under amnesty and the state of the roof. The report measures the slope and checks the official landslide maps, which are useful on clay hills like these.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,547 residents in 2023, down 8.7% since 2011. The population is older, with an average age of 50.8 against 48.9 for the province of Terni and over-65s at 32.1%. Foreign residents make up 10.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Terni has 4 municipalities in seismic zone 1, 12 in zone 2 and 17 in zone 3. Ficulle is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.146 g. For an old stone building, ask whether it has been strengthened and under which permits.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address, isolated farmhouses included.

Key points

  • Hills north of Orvieto, towards Città della Pieve.
  • Average age 50.8, over-65s at 32.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.146 g.
  • Farmhouses: check access, water, drainage and amnesties.

Overview

Ficulle is a municipality in the province of Terni, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,547 residents, ranked 24 of 33 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ficulle is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (17 of 33) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.146 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 8.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ficulle declared an average taxable income of 21,039 euros, below the provincial average (23,539 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ficulle is in climate zone E, with 2,160 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 437 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ficulle has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 2.8% of the land in Ficulle, compared with 4.7% in the province and 5.3% 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 Ficulle.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ficulle: 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 Ficulle 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 34 inhabited census areas in Ficulle. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 26.0%
  • good 74.0%

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 055013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.