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Lenola: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Latina, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Valle Bernardo 2, Lenola.

Lenola, in the Ausoni hills above the Fondi plain

Lenola is a hill town in the Ausoni mountains, in the inland part of the province of Latina, looking out over the Fondi plain and, further off, the sea. The old centre is built on high ground among olive groves and woods, and Lenola is home to the sanctuary of the Madonna del Colle, a pilgrimage site for the whole area. The coast between Fondi, Sperlonga and Terracina is a short drive away.

Buying here means choosing the hills over the coast: cooler summers, inland prices, sloping streets and few services beyond the basics. For hospitals, larger shops and work, people drive down to the plain. In the old centre houses are old and stone-built, sometimes in need of complete renovation; in the surrounding rural districts there are cottages and detached houses with land.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,081 residents, down 1.8% since 2011, a modest fall for a hill town. The average age is 47.0 and over-65s make up 26.8%, against 22.8% in the younger province of Latina. Foreign residents account for 6.0%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Lenola is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 30 of the 33 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.100 g. For a masonry house in the old centre, ask whether work has been done on the roof and load-bearing walls, and whether any cracks need assessing by a surveyor.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) land registry is published, and the report finds the plot from the address. On the limestone slopes of the Ausoni and along the gullies running down to the plain, landslides and flooding are checked for the individual address. The climate zone is D.

Key points

  • Ausoni hill town overlooking the Fondi plain.
  • Over-65s at 26.8%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.100 g.
  • Sloping stone-built centre, cottages and houses in the countryside.

Overview

Lenola is a municipality in the province of Latina, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 4,081 residents, ranked 21 of 33 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lenola is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3A. Most municipalities in the province (30 of 33) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.100 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 1.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lenola declared an average taxable income of 19,540 euros, below the provincial average (21,502 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lenola is in climate zone D, with 1,856 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 425 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lenola has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

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 5.6% of the land in Lenola, compared with 10.1% 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 open contaminated sites in Lenola; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lenola: 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 Lenola 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 32 inhabited census areas in Lenola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.9%
  • good 95.9%
  • very good 1.3%

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

ISTAT code 059012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.