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Guarcino: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Borgo Sant'Angelo 1, Guarcino.

Guarcino, in the Ernici mountains on the road to Campocatino

Guarcino is a mountain village in Ciociaria, the hilly area of southern Lazio, built on the slopes of the Ernici mountains north of Frosinone. The old centre is a cluster of stone houses packed together, with steep lanes and flights of steps; around it are woods and springs, and the road up to the Campocatino ski area starts here. For offices, secondary schools and hospital care, people head down to Alatri and Frosinone.

Buying in the old centre means accepting narrow access, little room for a car and work on old buildings, often with stone walls and timber floors. Newer homes are on the edges of the village and along the approach roads. On ground this steep, the report checks the gradient, elevation and official landslide maps at the address.

There were 1,506 residents in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 9.2% since 2011. The average age is 48.8, above 46.8 for the province, and over-65s make up 28.8%. Foreign residents account for 8.2%, and declared incomes are a little below the provincial average. The village lies above six hundred metres, in climate zone E: cold winters and heating on for many months.

The issue not to overlook is earthquakes. Guarcino is in seismic zone 2 on the scale used by the Civil Protection Department, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.167 g, a medium-high value. Before buying in a stone building, ask whether it has been strengthened and under which permits.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Stone village in the Ernici mountains, on the road to Campocatino.
  • Population down 9.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2: expected acceleration 0.167 g.
  • Old-centre homes: narrow access and walls to inspect.

Overview

Guarcino is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,506 residents, ranked 64 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Guarcino 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 0.167 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Guarcino, 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 9.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Guarcino declared an average taxable income of 20,886 euros, in line with the province (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Guarcino is in climate zone E, with 2,272 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 625 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Guarcino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 2.3% of the land in Guarcino, 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 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 Guarcino. 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 Guarcino: 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 Guarcino 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 11 inhabited census areas in Guarcino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 85.9%
  • good 14.1%

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 060042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.