Gallicano nel Lazio: 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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Gallicano nel Lazio, a tuff-top town east of Rome
Gallicano nel Lazio is built on a narrow spur of tuff, a soft volcanic rock, between two ravines in the countryside east of Rome, close to Zagarolo and Palestrina. The surrounding valleys hold remains of the Roman aqueducts that carried water from the upper Aniene valley to the city, with bridges and arches often hidden by vegetation.
The town has grown a lot: 6,505 residents in 2023, up 13.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, which is typical of the belt of towns east of the capital. The average age is 43.9, below the provincial 46.0; over-65s make up 19.1% and foreign residents 11.7%. Average declared incomes are clearly lower than the provincial figure, although that figure is pulled up by Rome itself.
Buyers will find two different settings. The old centre, at the tip of the spur, has old houses, narrow lanes and little parking; newer districts have spread across the flat land around it, with detached houses and small blocks of flats. For trains to Rome, people use stations in neighbouring towns such as Zagarolo, and the report measures the distance from each address to stops and services.
Eastern Lazio has a level of seismic hazard that should not be ignored. 97 municipalities in the province of Rome, Gallicano included, are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and the other 24 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.169 g. For a masonry house in the old centre, ask what strengthening work has been done.
On tuff, the stability of the edge also counts: houses built along the rim of the ravines deserve a close look for landslides and cliff collapse, which the report checks for the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, and the land parcel is found from the address.
Key points
- Old centre on a tuff spur between two ravines, east of Rome.
- 6,505 residents, up 13.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.169 g.
- Houses on the ravine edge: landslide risk checked by address.
Overview
Gallicano nel Lazio is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 6,505 residents, ranked 55 of 121 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gallicano nel Lazio 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 0.169 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Gallicano nel Lazio, 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 13.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gallicano nel Lazio declared an average taxable income of 20,940 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Gallicano nel Lazio is in climate zone D, with 1,659 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 241 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gallicano nel Lazio has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 8.4% of the land in Gallicano nel Lazio, 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
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 Gallicano nel Lazio. 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 Gallicano nel Lazio: 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 Gallicano nel Lazio 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 Gallicano nel Lazio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.1%
- fair 63.6%
- good 35.3%
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 058040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.