Marcellina: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Roma, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Marcellina, below Monte Gennaro on the edge of the Roman plain
Marcellina climbs the side of Monte Gennaro, one of the peaks of the Lucretili hills north-east of Rome, and faces out over the Roman countryside and the Guidonia plain. The town sits at around three hundred metres between Tivoli and Palombara Sabina, and the upper part of its land lies within the Monti Lucretili regional park. Rome is about forty kilometres away, and for many residents it is where the job is.
Commuting is the first thing to think about. Marcellina has no railway station, so getting to the capital means driving or taking the bus down to the Guidonia plain and carrying on from there. Housing ranges from the older centre, uphill, to blocks of flats and detached houses built lower down towards the plain. Homes higher up get fresh air and views, but also steep streets and a longer trip to shops and services. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average, although that average is pushed up by Rome itself.
By the standards of the province of Rome, this is a young town: the average age is 43.6 against 46.0, and over-65s are 19.3% against 22.9%. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 7,008 residents in 2023, up 1.6% on 2011, and foreign residents make up 18.6%, a high share. Basic services are there but thin: 3 schools and 2 pharmacies, while for big shopping trips and sport many people head to neighbouring towns.
The Civil Protection Department puts Marcellina in seismic zone 2, like 96 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.151 g. In the stone houses of the upper town and in older reinforced concrete blocks, ask whether any structural work has been done and check the condition of roofs and floors.
On a hillside, slope and the hazard of landslides or falling rocks matter more than on the flat, while lower down it is worth looking at the gullies that run off the mountain. The report checks these for the exact address, together with the cadastral maps that the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes for Marcellina too.
Key points
- On the slopes of Monte Gennaro, bordering the Monti Lucretili park.
- Average age 43.6, below the province's 46.0.
- Foreign residents at 18.6%, population up since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.151 g.
Overview
Marcellina is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 7,008 residents, ranked 54 of 121 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marcellina 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 (97 of 121) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.151 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Marcellina, 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 grown by 1.6%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 18.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marcellina declared an average taxable income of 19,565 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Marcellina is in climate zone D, with 1,865 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 285 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Marcellina has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).
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 12.2% of the land in Marcellina, compared with 13.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list no contaminated sites in Marcellina.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marcellina: 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 Marcellina 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 25 inhabited census areas in Marcellina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.8%
- fair 6.6%
- good 92.6%
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 058056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.