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Fumone: what to know before buying a home

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

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Fumone, the hilltop fortress of Ciociaria

From the top of Fumone's hill you can see across much of Ciociaria, the countryside of southern Lazio around Frosinone, which is why the village, gathered round its fortress, was a lookout post in the Middle Ages. Pope Celestine V was held prisoner in the castle and died there, and the fortress is open to visitors today. Alatri and Frosinone are close by, and Frosinone has the motorway and the railway to Rome and Naples.

The historic centre sits on the summit, at around 780 metres, with narrow lanes and tightly packed houses. The other homes are scattered across hamlets on the sides of the hill and down towards the plain. These are two different markets. Up top you buy old houses, often in need of work, reached on foot with parking some way off. Lower down there are detached houses and villas with land, easier for anyone who drives to work every day.

At the end of 2023 there were 1,951 residents, down 10.5% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 48.4 is above the provincial figure of 46.8, and over-65s make up 27.2%. Foreign residents are 3.7%. The climate zone is E, so winters are cold at this height.

Fumone is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.160 g. In the stone houses of the old village, have the load-bearing walls and the links between walls and floors checked before completion, and ask for the paperwork on any past work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can trace any address to its land parcel, hamlets included.

Key points

  • Hilltop village with the fortress of Celestine V.
  • Old centre and outlying hamlets: two different markets.
  • Population down 10.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.160 g.

Overview

Fumone is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,951 residents, ranked 54 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fumone 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 (59 of 91) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.160 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fumone, 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 10.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fumone declared an average taxable income of 18,662 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fumone is in climate zone E, with 2,533 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 783 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 1.0 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 6.9% of the land in Fumone, compared with 6.9% 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 high. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Fumone. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fumone: 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 Fumone 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 15 inhabited census areas in Fumone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 66.5%
  • good 33.5%

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

ISTAT code 060039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.