Gallese: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Viterbo, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Gallese, a tufa-ridge town in the Tuscia near the Tiber
The old town of Gallese stands on a spur of tufa rock ringed by ravines, like many towns in the Tuscia, the historic area north of Rome, at around 140 metres. It lies in the eastern part of the province of Viterbo, towards the Tiber valley, between Civita Castellana and Orte. Around it are hazelnut orchards, olive groves and fields, and the roads drop to the Tiber valley floor, where the main routes to Rome run.
Location is one of its strengths: Rome is within a manageable drive, and many residents work in the capital or in the ceramics district of Civita Castellana. Buyers find old houses in the town, often with stairs and rooms cut into the tufa, and newer homes in the expansion areas and the countryside. Houses in the historic centre need attention to damp, the state of the vaults and access.
The population is 2,563 (2023 figure from Istat, the national statistics office), down 14.4% since 2011. Over-65s make up 27.8%, above 25.9% for the province, and foreign residents 8.3%. Average incomes are slightly below the provincial figure.
Gallese is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.134 g. For a tufa masonry house, ask a surveyor whether any strengthening has been done and look into the Italian tax incentives for seismic upgrades.
On the edge of the tufa cliffs and near the ditches on the valley floor, the exact position of the house matters. For each address the report reads the official landslide and flood maps and measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops.
Key points
- Old town on a tufa spur, between Civita Castellana and Orte.
- Rome within driving distance.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.134 g.
- Population down 14.4% since 2011.
Overview
Gallese is a municipality in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 2,563 residents, ranked 31 of 60 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gallese 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 (40 of 60) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.134 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Gallese, 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 14.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gallese declared an average taxable income of 21,078 euros, in line with the province (22,031 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Gallese is in climate zone D, with 1,661 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 135 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gallese has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 6.8% of the land in Gallese, compared with 4.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Gallese, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Gallese: 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 Gallese 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 26 inhabited census areas in Gallese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 18.6%
- fair 26.9%
- good 54.6%
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
- 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 056027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.