Gallinaro: 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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Gallinaro, a hill village in the Val di Comino
The Val di Comino is a green basin enclosed by the mountains on the border between Lazio and Abruzzo, and Gallinaro is one of its hill villages, with the old centre gathered on a rise and newer houses spread along the roads running down to the valley floor. For work, secondary schools and the hospital, people drive to Sora or Cassino.
Most homes for sale are stone houses in the old village, often on several floors and in need of upgrading, and detached houses with a little land in the surrounding countryside. The first thing to check here is the structure, because earthquakes in this valley are not a remote possibility.
Gallinaro is in seismic zone 1, the highest class in the national classification drawn up by the Civil Protection department, like 29 other municipalities in the province of Frosinone, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of 0.258 g. For a masonry house, ask for the year of construction, any seismic improvement work with its designs, and the condition of floors and roof; having a surveyor visit before you make an offer costs little compared with the risk of surprises.
In 2023 there were 1,182 residents, 5.1% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.0, against 46.8 in the province, over-65s are 27.1% and foreign residents 4.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average; the climate zone is E, with cold winters.
The report uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to find the land parcel and checks landslides and watercourses on the official maps for that spot.
Key points
- Hill village in the Val di Comino, between Sora and Cassino.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.258 g.
- Population down 5.1% since 2011.
- Stone houses: structure and seismic work come first.
Overview
Gallinaro is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,182 residents, ranked 71 of 91 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gallinaro is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 91 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.258 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Gallinaro, 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 5.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gallinaro declared an average taxable income of 19,556 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Gallinaro is in climate zone E, with 2,131 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 558 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gallinaro has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 5.7% of the land in Gallinaro, 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 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Gallinaro. 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 Gallinaro: 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 Gallinaro 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 25 inhabited census areas in Gallinaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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 060040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.