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Maenza: 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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Maenza, the castle on the Lepini mountains

On the southern slopes of the Lepini mountains, in the province of Latina, Maenza gathers its old centre around the baronial castle, at around 360 metres. Below the village, olive-covered hills run down and further off lies the Pontine plain, while behind it the mountains rise with woods and pasture. Priverno is the nearby town for services and the railway station; Latina and Frosinone are the provincial capitals people look to for work and offices.

The village has two sides for buyers too. In the old centre, houses are stone, often on several levels, with lanes and stairways where cars cannot go. Outside the centre, along the roads down to the valley, there are detached houses and homes with land and olive trees. Rome can be reached by car or by train from Priverno, a long commute.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 2,940 residents in 2023, down 4.5% since 2011. The average age of 45.8 is almost the same as the provincial 45.5; over-65s make up 23.1% and foreign nationals 4.9%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Latina.

Maenza is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.103 g. For stone houses in the centre, check the condition of walls, arches and floors, and ask whether they have been strengthened. The limestone slopes of the Lepini are steep: the report checks elevation, gradient and the official landslide maps for the address, plus flood maps in the lower areas. Climate zone D, winters are not harsh.

Key points

  • Southern Lepini slopes, centre around the castle.
  • Priverno nearby for services and trains to Rome.
  • 2,940 residents, average age 45.8.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.103 g.

Overview

Maenza is a municipality in the province of Latina, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 2,940 residents, ranked 26 of 33 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Maenza 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 0.103 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Maenza declared an average taxable income of 19,048 euros, below the provincial average (21,502 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Maenza is in climate zone D, with 1,733 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 358 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Maenza 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 4.6% of the land in Maenza, 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 contaminated sites in Maenza.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Maenza: 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 Maenza 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 19 inhabited census areas in Maenza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 78 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 17.2%
  • good 48.8%
  • very good 34.0%

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

ISTAT code 059013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.