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Fonte Nuova: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Roma, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Palombarese 1, Fonte Nuova.

Fonte Nuova, Tor Lupara and Santa Lucia on the Via Nomentana

Fonte Nuova is a young municipality, formed in the late 1990s by joining districts that used to belong to Mentana and Guidonia Montecelio, such as Tor Lupara and Santa Lucia. It lies north-east of Rome along the Via Nomentana, just outside the Grande Raccordo Anulare ring road, in an area of low hills and ditches.

It is mainly a place to live, and people head into Rome every morning. There is no railway, so you travel by car or bus, and the Nomentana is often jammed at rush hour. Services per resident are also below the average for the province of Rome: 14 schools, 0.43 per 1,000 residents against 0.69, and 6 pharmacies. If you have children or fixed working hours, try the commute before deciding.

The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 32,719 residents in 2023, up 7.0% since 2011. It is younger than the province, with an average age of 43.2 against 46.0 and over-65s at 18.8%. Foreign residents are numerous, at 17.5%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure, which of course includes Rome.

Fonte Nuova is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 96 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.128 g. In an area that grew quickly, check two things before buying: the planning status of the house, including any amnesty (condono), and the quality of the structure, asking for the design date.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) land registry maps are published and the report goes from the address to the plot. Between hills and ditches, landslide and flood hazard can change over short distances and should be checked for the individual house.

Key points

  • Residential town on the Nomentana, formed from Mentana and Guidonia.
  • 32,719 residents, up 7.0% since 2011.
  • No railway; schools at 0.43 per 1,000 residents.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.128 g.

Overview

Fonte Nuova is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 32,719 residents, ranked 17 of 121 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fonte Nuova 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 (97 of 121) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.128 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fonte Nuova, 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 7.0%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 17.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fonte Nuova declared an average taxable income of 21,653 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fonte Nuova has 14 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 13 grocery shops and supermarkets, 17 healthcare facilities, 22 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

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 22.0% of the land in Fonte Nuova, compared with 13.2% 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 Fonte Nuova; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fonte Nuova: 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 Fonte Nuova 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 64 inhabited census areas in Fonte Nuova. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 28.1%
  • good 71.8%

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 058122. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.