Fossato di Vico: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Perugia, Umbria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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For example: Via Flaminia 1, Fossato di Vico.
Fossato di Vico, the Flaminia road and the station for Gubbio
Fossato di Vico lies in the Apennine belt of north-eastern Umbria, between Gualdo Tadino and the Marche region, along the Via Flaminia. The medieval village is up on the mountainside at around 580 metres; lower down, on the flat, the modern part has grown around the road and the railway. Fossato di Vico-Gubbio station, on the line between Rome and Ancona, also serves Gubbio, which has no station of its own.
For buyers it is well connected for a small municipality: here the Flaminia meets the expressway between Perugia and Ancona, and trains run to Rome and Ancona. In the old village there are stone houses on several levels that need careful assessment; in the lower part, newer villas and small blocks of flats suit people working at local firms. Climate zone E brings cold winters, and snow is not unusual.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,611 residents in 2023, down 7.3% on 2011. The average age of 47.4 matches the province of Perugia (47.4). Foreign residents make up 11.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
This stretch of the Apennines is earthquake country: Fossato di Vico is in seismic zone 2, with an expected acceleration of 0.215 g. In the old village, ask whether buildings have had strengthening work and under which permits; for newer houses, whether they were built to seismic standards.
Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published. Ground conditions change between the hillside village and the plain, and the report reads gradient and official maps for the address.
Key points
- Umbrian Apennines, between Gualdo Tadino and the Marche
- Fossato di Vico-Gubbio station on the Rome-Ancona line
- 2,611 residents, foreign residents 11.6%
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.215 g
Overview
Fossato di Vico is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,611 residents, ranked 39 of 59 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fossato di Vico is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (44 of 59) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.215 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Fossato di Vico, 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 7.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fossato di Vico declared an average taxable income of 21,920 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Fossato di Vico is in climate zone E, with 2,382 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 584 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fossato di Vico has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 7.8% of the land in Fossato di Vico, compared with 5.5% 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 Fossato di Vico.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fossato di Vico: 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 Fossato di Vico 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 28 inhabited census areas in Fossato di Vico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 30.8%
- good 68.7%
- very good 0.5%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 054019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.