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Marcetelli: what to know before buying a home

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

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Marcetelli, a mountain village in the province of Rieti

Marcetelli has lost many residents in recent years. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 57 in 2023 against 97 in 2011, a fall of 41.2%. It is a mountain village in the province of Rieti, in northern Lazio, above nine hundred metres, its stone houses gathered on the hillside with woods and pasture all around.

The population is old: an estimated average age of 55.9 against 48.1 in the province, with over-65s at 40.4%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average. For buyers, the houses on offer are nearly always village homes needing renovation, and daily life calls for a car for every service, on mountain roads. The village is in climate zone F, the coldest band in Italy's heating classification, with cold winters and snow.

The point to dwell on is earthquakes. Marcetelli is in seismic zone 2, like 60 of the 73 municipalities in the province of Rieti, and expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.185 g. With an old masonry house, ask whether seismic improvement work has been done, under which engineering plans and with what final inspection; if the work is still to be done, an engineer can estimate the cost and the tax relief available.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to its land parcel. On Apennine slopes, landslide hazard changes from one house to the next, and the report checks it on the official maps for the exact spot, along with the other information on the building and the area.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the province of Rieti, above 900 metres.
  • 57 residents in 2023, down 41.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 40.4%, average age 55.9.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.185 g.

Overview

Marcetelli is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 57 residents, among the smallest in the province (73 of 73).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marcetelli 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 (60 of 73) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.185 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Marcetelli, 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 41.2%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (48). 40% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 0.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marcetelli declared an average taxable income of 22,279 euros, in line with the province (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marcetelli is in climate zone F, with 3,057 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 930 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 1.6% of the land in Marcetelli, compared with 3.2% 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 low. 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 Marcetelli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marcetelli: 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 Marcetelli 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 3 inhabited census areas in Marcetelli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • good 100.0%

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 057036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.