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Formello: 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: Viale delle Rughe 1, Formello.

Formello, between the Via Cassia and Veio Park

Many people know Formello as the training ground of the football club Lazio. The town lies north of Rome, outside the Grande Raccordo Anulare ring road, between the Via Cassia and the Via Flaminia, on a ridge of volcanic tuff surrounded by the countryside of Veio Park. The old village, with Palazzo Chigi, is small; around it have grown areas of villas, houses with gardens and gated residential estates.

Families who work in Rome and want space choose it. The population has grown 15.8% since 2011, to 13,790 residents in 2023, and is younger than the Metropolitan City, with over-65s at 20.0% against 22.9%. Foreign residents make up 10.5% and average income is above the provincial figure. There are 22 sports facilities on record, a lot for a town this size.

The price of that choice is traffic. Formello has no railway: for Rome you take the Cassia bis or the Flaminia, both often jammed at rush hour, or drive to a station in a neighbouring town. On private estates, common in this area, ask how much the estate charges are and who looks after roads, lighting and drains.

In the province of Rome 97 municipalities are in seismic zone 2; Formello is in zone 3, like 23 others, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.077 g. For a 1980s villa, insulation, services and whether any extensions were authorised matter most.

The streams cutting into the tuff form ravines with steep sides: for houses on the edges, the report checks landslide hazard and slope for the plot.

Key points

  • North of Rome, between Cassia and Flaminia, in Veio Park.
  • Population up 15.8% since 2011.
  • No railway: you need a car for Rome.
  • Seismic zone 3; acceleration about 0.077 g.

Overview

Formello is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 13,790 residents, ranked 33 of 121 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Formello is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3A. Only 24 of 121 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.077 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 grown by 15.8%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Formello declared an average taxable income of 30,203 euros, above the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Formello is in climate zone D, with 1,693 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 225 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Formello has 6 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 22 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.

There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 13.0% of the land in Formello, compared with 13.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Formello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Formello: 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 Formello 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 55 inhabited census areas in Formello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 51.4%
  • good 48.6%

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 058038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.