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Latera: 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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Latera, in the Tuscia west of Lake Bolsena

Latera is a village in the Tuscia, the area of northern Lazio around Viterbo, on the volcanic high ground west of Lake Bolsena. The old centre is compact and built of stone, with lanes and small squares; around it spread farmland, woods and pastures. Viterbo, the provincial capital, is the reference point for offices and hospital care and is reached by car.

The village has lost many residents and the population is elderly. At the end of 2023 there were 763 inhabitants, down 18.2% since 2011. The average age is 53.9, against 47.5 in the province of Viterbo, and over-65s make up 36.4%, against 25.9%. Foreign residents account for 7.9%. Declared incomes remain below the provincial average.

For buyers this means a market with many family houses, often old. In the small town houses of the centre you can find generous rooms at modest prices, but allow for work on roofs, floors and services, and for the difficulty of parking close by. If you are after a holiday home, the lake is a short drive away.

Latera is in seismic zone 2, like 40 of the 60 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.141 g. For masonry houses, ask whether walls and floors have been strengthened and tied together, and under which permits.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On the edges of the high ground and along ditches, the official landslide and flood maps are read for the precise location of the house.

Key points

  • Tuscia village on the high ground west of Lake Bolsena.
  • Population down 18.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 36.4%, against 25.9% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.141 g.

Overview

Latera is a municipality in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 763 residents, among the smallest in the province (58 of 60).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Latera 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 0.141 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Latera, 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 18.2%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Latera declared an average taxable income of 18,700 euros, below the provincial average (22,031 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Latera has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 2.6% of the land in Latera, compared with 4.7% 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 no contaminated sites in Latera.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Latera: 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 Latera 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 10 inhabited census areas in Latera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.8%
  • good 97.2%

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 056032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.