Monte Castello di Vibio: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Perugia, Umbria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Monte Castello di Vibio, the hill village and its tiny theatre
Monte Castello di Vibio is a hill village in Umbria, near Todi, overlooking the Tiber valley. It keeps its walled core of stone houses and lanes, and is home to the Teatro della Concordia, a miniature Italian-style theatre with only a handful of seats that has become the village's symbol. Around it are hills of olive groves, woods and scattered farmhouses, and Todi and Perugia are the reference towns for services and work.
Buyers here usually choose between a house in the village and a farmhouse in the countryside. In the village, access, parking and the state of the masonry matter; with a farmhouse, the access road, water, utility connections and whether extensions have planning approval. Winters are cold (climate zone E), and heating costs for a stone house need to be budgeted for.
There were 1,412 residents in 2023, down 12.8% on the 1,620 of 2011. The population is old: an average age of 51.8 against 47.4 in the province, with over-65s at 35.2% against 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 9.1%.
Umbria is an earthquake-prone region, and in the province of Perugia 14 municipalities are in zone 1 of the Civil Protection scale and 44 in zone 2. Monte Castello is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of 0.156 g. For a stone house, ask about any strengthening work and any public grants received for it.
On the slopes the report checks the official landslide maps for the address, and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Walled village near Todi, above the Tiber valley.
- The tiny Teatro della Concordia, the village's symbol.
- Over-65s at 35.2% against 26.4% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.156 g.
Overview
Monte Castello di Vibio is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,412 residents, ranked 45 of 59 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monte Castello di Vibio is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (44 of 59) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.156 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Monte Castello di Vibio, 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 12.8%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monte Castello di Vibio declared an average taxable income of 22,214 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monte Castello di Vibio is in climate zone E, with 2,215 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 423 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monte Castello di Vibio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 3.5% of the land in Monte Castello di Vibio, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% 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 Monte Castello di Vibio.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monte Castello di Vibio: 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 Monte Castello di Vibio 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 30 inhabited census areas in Monte Castello di Vibio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 87.7%
- good 12.3%
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
- 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 054029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.