Giano dell'Umbria: 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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Giano dell'Umbria, from the Martani hills to Bastardo
The municipality of Giano dell'Umbria has two very different centres. The main village is a medieval hill town at about 550 metres on the slopes of the Monti Martani, surrounded by olive groves; Bastardo, the main hamlet, lies lower down on the plain and has grown with newer housing, shops and small businesses. Just outside the village is the abbey of San Felice, of medieval origin. Foligno, Spoleto and Todi are the nearest towns.
The difference matters when buying. In the old village and the countryside there are stone houses, often needing renovation, and farmhouses among the olives, reached by narrow or unmade roads. In Bastardo and on the plain homes are newer, detached houses and low-rise flats, with services close by: the municipality has 6 supermarkets, 2 pharmacies and 5 school sites.
The population is younger than average: 45.3 against 47.4 in the province of Perugia, with over-65s at 23.2% against 26.4%. There were 3,663 residents in 2023, down 4.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. Foreign residents make up 21.8%, a high share for a place of this size. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Central Umbria is seismically active. In the province, 14 municipalities are in zone 1 and 44 in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification (the national emergency agency): Giano dell'Umbria is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.190 g in the built-up area. For a farmhouse or a house in the old village, ask what structural work has been done and have an engineer look at it. On the slopes of the Martani hills, the report checks the official landslide maps for the address.
Key points
- Hill village on the Monti Martani, with Bastardo on the plain.
- Average age 45.3, foreign residents 21.8%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.190 g.
- 6 supermarkets and 5 school sites.
Overview
Giano dell'Umbria is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,663 residents, ranked 31 of 59 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Giano dell'Umbria 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 0.190 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Giano dell'Umbria, 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 4.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 21.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Giano dell'Umbria declared an average taxable income of 22,768 euros, in line with the province (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Giano dell'Umbria is in climate zone E, with 2,344 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 546 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Giano dell'Umbria has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 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 6.1% of the land in Giano dell'Umbria, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.3 hectares.
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 Giano dell'Umbria. 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 Giano dell'Umbria: 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 Giano dell'Umbria 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 38 inhabited census areas in Giano dell'Umbria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 31.3%
- good 68.7%
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 054021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.